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During the NAIS Annual Conference 2012 (Innovate, Imagine, Invent, Inspire, Dream) artists were recording the thoughts and actions of the speakers through a colorful, playful and visual media. Below are pictures of some of the artistic mind maps they captured. I wish NAIS would have captured or shared these in the sessions as they were…
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This article in Education Week, Growing Gaps Bring Focus on Poverty’s Role in Schooling, alerts us to research that says without changing the poverty issues in the US, we cannot hope to make an impact on closing the achievement gap that plagues us. The fractious debate over how much schools can counteract poverty’s impact on…
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I never get tired of reading the thoughts and ideas that Carol Ann Tomlinson shares with the educational community about how to meet students’ needs. Having seen her in action as a presenter, she is very captivating and convincing. The books and articles she has authored, many of which I have read, are scholarly, well-written,…
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Today’s (2/28/2012) afternoon workshop at NAIS 2012 was presented by educators at Hualalai Academy on Kailua-Kona, HI. Their presentation was titled, Practical Guide for Developing 21st Century Learning Communities. Their workshop was a hands-on, three-hour experience using the tools they have implemented and practiced with their faculty as they went through change in leadership and…
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[Guest Blog by Shetal Shah, a teacher from Atlanta Girls School, Atlanta, Ga. Shetal is a member of the Edward E. Ford Fellowship Program. She participates in a yearlong cohort of Atlanta Public School and independent school teachers studying what we know about teaching and learning from a neuroscience perspective.] I think I just completed…
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