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  • Overview of 21st Century Summit-Solution Tree, IL, 2010

    December 17, 2010

    After returning from the 21st Century Summit sponsored by Solution Tree, a small subgroup of the Drew and Westminster cohort that attended the summit put together the following set of slides (Google Docs) that will hopefully give you an overview of the material presented by the ten keynotes. While it is difficult to capture all…

  • What am I reading that is challenging my thinking?

    December 12, 2010

    I am in the midst of reading a number of different pieces that are causing me to think about the classroom in different ways. I am not exactly sure how they are all related, but I have a strong feeling that they are. First, Living on the Future Edge, a book written by Ian Jukes,…

  • Teaching to the Test

    November 26, 2010

    Whether you teach in a public school with high-stakes yearend tests as your guidepost or a school with the College Board Advanced Placement program and AP tests as your guidepost, teaching to a test is a limited way to engage students in the learning process. In fact, it is probably safe to say that teaching…

  • Assessment For Learning-CFT Initiatives and Progress

    November 14, 2010

    The Center for Teaching is promoting work at Drew Charter School and The Westminster Schools on assessment. In both cases, we are helping faculty learn more about the assessment process using a professional learning community (PLC) model, as well as supporting their professional development in assesment. A cohort of 19 faculty from both schools recently…

  • 21st Century Skills Summit in IL

    October 13, 2010

    I am attending the 21st Century Skills Summit sponsored by Solution Tree in Rosemont, IL. Thus far, we have heard keynote talks from: Ken Kay, Partnership for 21st Century Schools Richard DuFour Chris Dede Jay McTighe Robin Fogarty and Brian Pete Ken Kay introduced us to the work of P21, developing a rationale for why…

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