It seems to me we have two forces shaping educational policy: one is the call to innovate, reflected in the USDOE’s Investing in Innovation (i3) grants and in calls from the US Secretary of Education to seek innovative solutions to persistent problems of student underperformance; the other is a culture resulting from high-stakes accountability where […]
What can happen to a girl when she is lucky enough to have teachers who see her gifts, even when others who have known her longer don’t? This is something that every young person deserves. Here’s a story that taught me a lesson: My good friends Patty and John are preparing to take their daughter, […]
More than 40 years after my high school graduation, I’m happy to say that I’m still in touch with many of my classmates, even though quite a few of us have long since scattered from our hometown. It’s no coincidence that many of these friends were my fellow actors and musicians from years of school shows, concerts and ensemble […]
We, Jo Ann Mosier and I, started our study of NCTM’s “Focus in High School Mathematics: Reasoning and Sense Making” in May (Post 1, 2, 3) but due to a break this summer we were not able to finish the book study, but WE ARE BACK. Jo Ann and I will be using these guiding questions […]
This past October I attended the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) regional conference in Louisville, KY. Dr. Stephen L. Pruitt, Vice President for Content, Research, and Development for Achieve is leading the development of the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) and was the keynote speaker. I found his session very informative and received information on […]
Lately, Vincent van Gogh has been consuming my waking and sleeping hours. Over the holidays I saw an art exhibition, Becoming Van Gogh at the Denver Art Museum. My sister in law purchased the tickets and invited me to see the show with her the Saturday before Christmas. There have been many Van Gogh shows, […]
I came across Infomous recently while reading my Diigo in Education group email and the idea that these two tools really make my search for new ideas and content very easy pressed me to write this post. I’ve been a Diigo-vangelist for years (well, since I discovered the social bookmarking tool in March of 2008), […]
