Melanie Parma and Larry LePage, architects with Somerville, Inc, and I spoke at the 6th Annual Midwest Facility Masters Conference on November 14. Our presentation, “Discover the Twenty-First Century Learning Environment Within Your Existing Building,” illustrated how an existing school … Continue reading
The Goal of Choice Is to Choose Wisely
A parent recently asked me, “Which of the reading programs being used in the county will best teach my daughter to read? As a retired superintendent and elementary school principal, you know what is good and bad about reading programs? … Continue reading
Professional Re-Development
Read Jennie Magiera’s words aloud and imagine they are your words. “Differentiated. Relevant. Engaging. These are all words used to describe quality instruction. Yet how ironic is it that they so rarely describe the professional development of teachers. Most of … Continue reading
Teaching For Measured Improvement in Student Learning
When educational reform is in the air, some organizations make strong, positive adjustments and others spin their wheels in the bog of indecision. Teach For America has read the wind and is making the right adjustments so that TFA teachers … Continue reading
Common Core Is Not THE Reform; Core is the Engine FOR Reform
When something changes the world, do we recognize what is happening at the time? When did you buy your first cell phone? If your purchase was ten or more years ago, on that day did you imagine a future when … Continue reading