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I was intrigued by the article that appeared in Education Week, Grade Inflation Seen in Evaluations of Teachers, Regardless of System (June 10, 2009, page 6). Is it true that nearly all teachers are “deemed above average.” What does it mean to be above average as a teacher and how do we know when we…
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The Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) has been designing and communicating a framework for schools to integrate critical thinking, problem-solving, communication, collaboration, creativity, information and media literacy, and life skills into teaching the core academic subjects. Recently, there have been published accounts that question whether the dialogue around 21st Century skills is promoted by…
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We are under pressure as never before to increase student achievement across all areas of school life. In the public school world, No Child Left Behind (NCLB) is guiding how we approach our work in schools with high-stakes tests driving classroom instruction. In the independent school world, we are guided less by the world of…
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Assessment is a powerful tool in the teachers’ toolbox. It has been shown that effective assessment strategies can influence student achievement more than any other tool at the teachers’ disposal. When I was a full-time science teacher, my assessment strategies were limited to homework problems, quizzes, lab reports, and unit tests. Almost all of my…
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In the Center for Teaching, we are promoting a number of professional learning communities with our partner schools. One common thread that comes up in each PLC is the importance of asking good questions. We have a cohort of public and private school teachers sponsored by the R. Howard Dobbs Jr. Foundation that is investigating…
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