by admin | Aug 2, 2013 | Blog
A few weeks ago my husband and I had the great parental pleasure of seeing our now grown son honored by an organization that had been particularly important to him growing up. Seventeen summers ago, he had the opportunity to attend the Kentucky Governor’s School for...
by admin | Nov 30, 2012 | Blog
I believe that a tell-tale sign of a change initiative that has merit is one that quickly takes teacher conversation to the student motivation question. As in, “What do we do about the students who aren’t motivated to read, write, or otherwise delve deeply into our...
by dwalker | Oct 23, 2012 | Blog
School leaders face a significant challenge in implementing new reforms, which seem to come with increasing frequency. While the Common Core Standards hold promise for shaping a deeper, more thoughtful curriculum for students in English Language Arts (and...
by admin | Sep 23, 2011 | Blog
A view from the field: Guest blogger Danny Osborne shares. This month brings to an end a five-year National a Striving Readers Grant. Recently I invited one of the participating principals to share his experiences and how his role as a principal has been impacted by...
by smcneely | May 12, 2011 | Blog
Several months ago I invited the coaches I mentor to pick a professional text or information source (web site, publication, blog, etc.) to address a learning interest or need, then read, read, read, synthesize the main points that they felt were most pertinent to our...
