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There are many experts on change–Michael Fullan, Rob Evans, and the Heath Brothers (Switch) are three that come to mind. Many other people have written about change within the topic of leadership–leaders as agents of change. Recently, I read an article, Three Visionaries for Change, by David Perkins from HGSE and Project Zero. I liked…
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We talk and write about the need to teach students: using interdisciplinary learning or integrated studies; using project-based or problem-based learning; how to problem solve and think creatively. These are very important goals that we should try our hardest to achieve because it will make the learning more interesting and relevant for students. The interconnectedness…
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In our E.E. Ford Cohorts for 2011, Using Formative and Summative Assessment to Improve Learning and Instruction and Current Brain Research: What are the Implications for Teaching, we are going to read, Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard by Chip and Dan Heath, as our common read. When the two cohorts meet…
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The Center for Teaching (CFT) at The Westminster Schools received a 2-year, E.E. Ford Foundation Leadership Grant to build a collaborative project between the Atlanta Public Schools and a consortium of independent Schools in Atlanta (Woodward Academy, Atlanta Girls School, Pace Academy, The Lovett School, and The Westminster Schools). The four goals of the project…
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Standing on the Shoulders of Giants: An American Agenda for Education Reform, written by Marc Tucker, President of National Center on Education and the Economy, is a report fresh off the press that provides a possible path for education reform in the United States. The reports spells out that our current path towards reform is…
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