Let’s face it; every school has its fair share of at-risk youth and challenges whether it’s disengaged students, bullying, drugs or a number of other issues. Instead of simply punishing these … [Read more...]
Connecting With Youth Today
Digital natives and digital immigrants make up most of the world's population. The natives speak and live technology; whereas the immigrants adopt and continue to learn as much as they can about … [Read more...]
Teacher leader voice and capacity building lead to student growth
When I started recruiting potential teacher leaders for the school’s leadership team, I looked beyond the formal departmental titles and identified teachers who were well respected by their peers and … [Read more...]
Reframing the Question: How Do You Engage Students?
Actively engaging students in their learning is critical if we are to create thinkers who are prepared to meet the challenges that are outlined in the Common Core State Standards. Being able to think … [Read more...]
Education is Supposed to Produce Independent Thinkers, Not Answering Machines
Educated in a system that focuses almost exclusively on taking tests, this 12th grader from South Africa explains why teachers are ultimately creating learners who "are mentally dead." Are we doing … [Read more...]
Motivating Kids Through Oral Feedback
Quite often, the High School years are our last chance to change or influence the academic self-image of our children. It is therefore extremely important that educators recognize the “risk and … [Read more...]
First Days and Relationships
In honor of the start of a new school year, I would like to take this opportunity to talk about a recent experience my wife and my second-grader had while preparing for the first day of school. On … [Read more...]
Focus On: Student Engagement
Below is an excerpt from a research article Rebecca Edwards wrote on Student Engagement that was originally published by Educational Research Service and is currently offered by Education Week. … [Read more...]