by admin | Feb 22, 2011 | Blog
Those of us who work in the non-profit sector have known for a while now that much can be learned from the business sector in terms of management and administration, planning and the effective execution of practices aimed at educating all students. I recently read an...
by dwalker | Feb 15, 2011 | Blog
This is the fourth in a series of blogs on the role of leadership in achieving school turnaround. These entries are based on the research recommendations published in the IES Practice Guide: Turning Around Chronically Low Performing Schools 2009 by the What Works...
by admin | Oct 22, 2010 | Blog
This steady and undissipated attention to one object, is a sure mark of a superior genius; as hurry, bustle, and agitation, are the never-failing symptoms of a weak and frivolous mind. –Lord Chesterfield, in a letter to his son (c. 1740s) I recently purchased...
by aperkins | Aug 27, 2010 | Blog
Schools across the United States have opened their doors to kick off a new school year. Teachers and administrators have engaged in professional development to revise procedures and protocols in hopes of making this next school year even better than the last. In...
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...
