by dperkins | Apr 19, 2013 | Blog
Anyone who has been in education for long knows the cyclical nature. Fads of teaching come and go and come again and yesterday’s PD is replaced by today’s workshop and don’t settle in, there’s a new program coming soon! One of those newer...
by dperkins | Mar 19, 2013 | Blog
My professional life revolves around education and I am constantly thinking how to better integrate technology to leverage great thinking. It’s both exciting and challenging to keep up with the newest tools and updates but easy to get carried away with the...
by dperkins | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog
As a social studies teacher for 15 years I reflect back to many frustrating hours spent grading and correcting student work that I felt was sub par compared to my standards. Heading into each new unit with high hopes of a different outcome where my students might just...
by dperkins | Jan 10, 2013 | Blog
Here’s a newsflash, Student Engagement Drops With Each School Year! Sadly it’s true and while not a new phenomenon it is one that not only affects daily k-12 classroom teaching but also has a hidden impact on college-readiness. With all the talk about...
by dperkins | Dec 7, 2012 | Blog
Building on this previous blog entry by Mary Rudd I’d like to touch on the issue of how we might use the Common Core Standards and Project Based Learning to engage students. As this video shows people will do the previously unthinkable if the right buttons of...
