Leadership
The Danger of Designing Lessons for Thinkers
By: Gillian Judson. Instead of approaching teaching with a view of students as mostly or primarily thinkers, I encourage all teachers to re-imagine their students as the "perfinkers" that they are.
Leadership
What’s Your School District’s Tagline for the New School Year?
By: Justin Aglio and Dr. Michael Ghilani. Here are the steps Montour School District took to create a tagline that best represents our mission, as well as our current and future plans to continue modeling it for our students.
Personalized Learning
To My Autistic Son’s New Teacher, Before the First Day of School
By: Courtnie Rederick. As both the mother of an autistic child and a teacher, here is a letter I wrote to my son's new teacher offering my support and partnership during the upcoming school year.
Leadership
14 Educators and Resources Pushing for Progress
Whenever I feel in need of a positive reminder or a little encouragement, here are some of the educators and resources I turn to who continue pushing to make the world a better place.
Personalized Learning
Cultivating Mindfulness in the Classroom
Teaching kids skills like meditation and integrating practices can help them develop mindfulness throughout the school day. Here are several resources to help calm their bodies and activate their minds in the classroom.
Leadership
Unleashing Greatness: Barber & Klein Release Playbook for Innovation
A new paper from education leaders outlines nine strategies for system level innovations to help spark change in education systems trapped by tradition and paralyzed by layers of policy.
Personalized Learning
9 Ideas for Combatting Boredom in School (and Why Being Bored May Not Be All Bad)
I recently asked friends and educators: What’s the opposite of boredom? What are ways we can combat boredom? And finally, should we? Here are the nine responses, takeaways and helpful tips I received.
EdTech
What Powers Project-Based Learning? New Technology Provides the Answer
By: Katie King. What if we could have more secure and seamless transactions for project-based learning? Here are three ways smart transactional models could help power PBL.
EdTech
EdTech 10: Get Your Learn On
Summer is the perfect time to pursue some personal and professional learning goals, and this week’s top ten is full of opportunities for educators to do just that.
Leadership
Dual Language Education for Equity & Economic Development
Dual language programs not only improve academic outcomes for both ELLs and English speakers, but can also help them obtain a competitive advantage in the growing global marketplace.