by dwalker | May 21, 2010 | Blog
An important sub-domain of student literacy development is academic dialogue, used to help students verbalize and solidify their learning. Academic dialogue provides an opportunity for students to check their own understanding of new concepts and vocabulary, and to...
by dwalker | Apr 23, 2010 | Blog
I work with principals on a number of initiatives that require them to take an active instructional leadership role in their school. In talking with them, I often touch on two themes: the symbolic nature of their role and how to take advantage of it; and the need for...
by rodaniel | Apr 20, 2010 | Blog
One of the great things I get to do is to help teachers plan. I don’t necessarily help them plan individual lessons anymore, as much as I do help them plan long-term routines. I wrote a post three years ago on my own blog that discussed planning for instruction with...
by dwalker | Mar 19, 2010 | Blog
Several years ago I wrote an invited article for the Wesleyan Graduate Review. It was entitled “Teaching and the Process of Invention,” using the metaphor of an inventor to describe what teachers do to reach all their students and help them succeed. In revisiting...
by smcneely | Feb 26, 2010 | Blog
Early in the week I had an interesting conversation about momentum. Not in a physics lab, but in a principal’s office. The very next day, with a group of administrators, university partners, and literacy coaches, the topic emerged again. And now today, guess what...
