Everything changes. The question is – what do we understand about change and how can we be players in the changes as they occur. Continue reading
Good Teaching and Good Schooling Grow a Whole Child
If you talk about improving student academic performance today, invariably someone will say “We need to be more concerned with the whole child than just test scores”. The comment is meant to dissolve the discussion of objective curricular performance by … Continue reading
Informed, Nuanced, Experienced Veteran Teachers Are Rain Makers
The majority of school faculty have less than five years experience in the classroom. Current practices squeeze veteran teachers into retirement for non-educational reasons. Instead, optimize your informed, nuanced veteran teachers as instructional “rain makers”. Continue reading
Prep Time: A Mismanaged Resource and Professional Bone of Contention
Improving daily schoolhouse practices that affect teacher professionalism is a strategy for improving the perception of teaching as a career and retaining veteran teachers. Continue reading
Leaders and Legacy: Work In Progress
Most school leaders are placeholders or doers. It is a choice. For doers, tenure average and change theory say time available and time necessary are not equal. If you want to make a difference, get working. Continue reading