by admin | Jul 30, 2014 | Blog
When was the last time you were involved in a quality conversation? What characteristics distinguished it from other conversations you have had? We have all been part of company that lost our attention because the conversation was very one-sided. An exchange that...
by dperkins | Jan 13, 2014 | Blog
Rigor is a word that gets thrown around in meetings, planning documents and social media amongst educators. But what exactly is rigor? Anyone who has been in education for long can attest to the pervasiveness of buzzwords. Heck there’s even an online Educational...
by admin | Feb 12, 2013 | Blog
There is much talk about preparing students for college and careers by the time they graduate from high school. How much of that talk involves those who are closest to the issue—the students, themselves? I decided to call upon some real experts for this blog: my...
by smcneely | Apr 20, 2012 | Blog
Anybody who has been around me in the last 6 months or so knows of my recent fascination with the book Teach Like a Champion. (Lemov, 2010) The book is packed with practical teaching techniques that are markers of a scholarly classroom, with classroom vignettes that...
by admin | Nov 9, 2010 | Blog
A few weeks ago I went to my 40th high school reunion in my hometown of Philadelphia. I attended a large suburban high school that drew students from the classic post-World War II bedroom communities that nurtured so many of us Baby Boomers. Our parents selected homes...
