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What Happens When You Believe
I was recently asked if I remember teachers or educators that made a difference in my life and learning and how they inspired me. Yes, for a while I was that "middle" kid. I was your student who came diligently every day to class, completes their work, and if given the choice, would have been perfectly happy blending into the background. I was eager about the world's possibilities (which
JUL 24
History for Its Own Sake, and For All of Our Sakes
Post written by Kerry Dunne and Christopher Martell Recent national media attention on attempts by school districts to fold history and social studies into broader humanities programs has brought attention to the role of history education in today schools. This begs the question: Is the study of history and the social studies a critical part of a 21st century education? In the age of a Common C
History for Its Own Sake, and For All of Our Sakes
Post written by Kerry Dunne and Christopher Martell Recent national media attention on attempts by school districts to fold history and social studies into broader humanities programs has brought attention to the role of history education in today schools. This begs the question: Is the study of history and the social studies a critical part of a 21st century education? In the age of a Common C
History for Its Own Sake, and For All of Our Sakes
Post written by Kerry Dunne and Christopher Martell Recent national media attention on attempts by school districts to fold history and social studies into broader humanities programs has brought attention to the role of history education in today schools. This begs the question: Is the study of history and the social studies a critical part of a 21st century education? In the age of a Common Core
JUL 23
Four Frames for Principals, New and Experienced
I was working with an elementary principal. One of the school's 3rd grade classes had given him a list of responsibilities they assumed formed his job. He showed me the list and chuckled, until he got to an item that he said made him shudder far more than smile: "You fix everything." That overwhelming mandate contains a big piece of the truth: almost everything that happens in the school
JUL 22
Free Webinar: Digital Learning Strategies with Mike Fisher
Join Mike Fisher, author of the ASCD Arias Digital Learning Strategies: How do I assign and assess 21st century work?, for an exciting, free webinar to explore six questions for deciding whether or not to digitize your instructional strategies, processes, or products. Thursday, July 31, 2014, 3:00 p.m. eastern time Register now! How do you assign and assess digital work? More than a decade into t
JUL 21
What Advice Do You Have for New Principals?
As the key players in developing the climate, culture, and processes in their schools, principals are critical to implementing meaningful and lasting change in the ongoing school-improvement process. Those who have a clear vision; inspire and engage others in embracing change for improvement; drive, facilitate, and monitor the teaching and learning process; and foster a cohesive culture of learnin
JUL 18
How Do We Build Systems for All Learners?
All the talk of closing the achievement gap in schools obscures a more fundamental issue: do the grades we assign to students truly reflect the extent of their learning? In a new ASCD book, Grading Smarter, Not Harder, Myron Dueck reveals how many of the assessment policies that teachers adopt can actually prove detrimental to student motivation and achievement and shows how we can tailor policies