Life events change us and our institutions. The pandemic effects on school make 2022 fully unlike 2020, yet most want a return to the normal of that year that was. News tells us that is not happening. Inform yourself globally then act locally. Continue reading
Do It Differently, Smarter – Student Rounds
Teachers reinvent wheels every fall by spending instructional time getting to know new students. Students who were in your school last year are not new! Use student rounds for last year’s teachers to tell next year’s what they have learned about each student’s strengths, weaknesses and learning personality. Do it smarter. Continue reading
Do It Differently, Smarter – Teaching and Learning Is Not Piece Work
In the 1900s education adopted industrial models that do not produced effective teaching or universal success for students. It is time to do things differently and smarter. Continue reading
Personalized Education Plan as Antidote to Pandemic Education Losses
COVID killed more than 1,000,000 Americans and caused educational loss and developmental problems for a generation of students. These are facts. Continue reading
Summer – School’s Necessary Fifth Quarter
Time is never an educator’s friend. The school year is so packed with teaching and learning there is scant time for review, consideration, and design. Summer is a school’s fifth quarter, the stretched extension of a school year for professional reflection and planning. If not then, when? Continue reading