by admin | Oct 22, 2012 | Blog
I am a first generation college graduate that grew up in severe city poverty. I wasn’t one of these children that didn’t know they were poor; I knew at a very young age. I was aware of labels that people shared to describe me from the time I was five. My mother...
by dwalker | Oct 22, 2012 | Blog
Everywhere you turn there is information about the Common Core. Educational reformers are pinning their hopes on this new curriculum framework, that by focusing on depth instead of breadth, and by articulating a set of rigorous standards for student learning,...
by dwalker | Aug 30, 2011 | Blog
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...
by admin | Jul 5, 2011 | Blog
A view from the field: Guest blogger Nicole Ritchie shares her experiences. This month brings to an end a three-year Kentucky Department of Education, Mathematics Science Partnership grant with the Knott County School District and with partner Morehead State...
by admin | Feb 11, 2011 | Blog
The past several posts I have been writing about my forays into FLIP video moviemaking. I am working with teachers and students in a couple of schools as they explore the possibilities of integrating video into content learning. It has been a several months since I...
