Education reform is not magic (and other obvious statements)
Yeah, there was this report right here on how much floor polish we needed, and this one right here about …
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Worksheets.
Worksheets, like lectures have taken a beating in the 21st century education dialogue. A few weeks ago, a hard-working and …
The new *must have* literacy
The new must have literacy is… there isn’t one. It isn’t creativity or innovation or media or digital’ness. What is …
A Night with Michelle Rhee
On Wednesday evening I attended an event at the Free Library of Philadelphia to listen to Michelle Rhee speak about …
The importance of sharing positive stories
Most mornings I start the day by running through my email, play a few rounds of LetterPress, casually browsing Twitter …
Where I come from… part two
A second installment – the first installment was written in 2008. For anyone that has been around me for about 5 …
Black Friday with my family
I write this post from a hotel room overlooking downtown Kuala Lumpur, watching all the twitter updates and Facebook statuses …
The Election Day Interviews: A Look Back
Four years ago I was in Philadelphia at the Science Leadership academy working with that first graduating class. On this …
If I were in the classroom right now…
I would teach something like this. Watch this - Ask students for general observations. Watch again and ask them to focus …
Getting it Right – Arrowhead Union High School
Months ago I received and email from the resourceful and talented Donna Smith where she invited me to join her staff …
