I started this school year by participating in Educator’s Innovation Day. The day was dedicated for educators to work individually or in groups on anything they wanted to work on around the theme of improving education. I spent the day…
The Common Core Debate
by William Parker • • 2 Comments
Lately, a lot of controversy has arisen over the implementation of Common Core standards in U.S. public schools. A recent op-ed by George Will, and a resolution by the Oklahoma Republican Party calling for the end of Common Core demonstrate…
Adventures in Team Teaching
by Derek Hatch • • 0 Comments
This is a cross post from my personal blog. Recently, at a PD session, I ran into a former colleague with whom I used to team teach. Since we have not worked together in a decade or more, it was…
The Global Teacher
by George Couros • • 1 Comment
I have talked about the notion of “classroom teacher” vs. “school teacher” in posts before, and have begun to rethink this notion. Simply put, a “classroom teacher” is someone that focuses on their classroom and students only. Although there can…
Stating the Obvious
by George Couros • • 3 Comments
Spending a lot of time at conferences, I have heard the question, “What do we do with kids that are so distracted by their devices in the classroom?” My initial thoughts is that in a world where there are so…
6 Quick Leadership Takeaways From A Flight Through The Fog
by William Parker • • 0 Comments
Two weeks ago I attended the NASSP Ignite Conference in Dallas, Texas. On my flight home, the pilot informed us that we would encounter heavy fog at the Tulsa airport. As we began descending, we were shrouded in it. I…
5 Reasons Your Portfolio Should be Online
by George Couros • • 4 Comments
“My prediction is that in the next ten years, resumes will be less common, and your online presence will become what your resume is today, at all types and sizes of companies.” Dan Schawbel, 2011 Having a conversation with teachers…
Are you busy busy, busy?
by Amber Teamann • • 2 Comments
This post is cross posted from Technically yours, Teamann. Busy is the new black. Ask anyone how they are doing and what do response do you get? “Stressed!” “Overwhelmed!” “Can’t keep up!” “Tired!” Can you imagine what would happen if…
Redefining Honors in High School Starts With a Good Grilled Cheese Sandwich
by Brian Stack • • 9 Comments
This article was co-authored by Brian and his colleague Ellen Hume-Howard, the Curriculum Director of the Sanborn Regional School District The Need For Change: Brian’s “Uh-Huh Moment” I was watching a cooking competition on the Food Network the other day.…
3 Things We Should Stop Doing in Professional Development
by George Couros • • 8 Comments
Spending the last week in Oslo, Norway, with the visionary Ann Michaelsen and other school leaders here, I have really thought about the way that we deliver professional development, and to be honest, some of the practices that either don’t…
The Lego Movie: Making Education Reform Simple
by Sam LeDeaux • • 2 Comments
I’m not much of a movie guy, but I did see The Lego Movie last weekend. My son left with a list of new toys he wants, and I left thinking about the educational metaphor I just watched. If you…
Broadcasting School Events
by jjohnson • • 1 Comment
A great new podcast that I love listening to is BrandEd hosted by Joe Sanfelippo and Tony Sinanis. Each episode shares ways that schools can communicate and share their positive news with parents/community. We all know that we can’t count…