Learning Forward Conference, Day 2, Part 1
We also know that we're on a journey similar to many others, and we wanted the feedback and interaction as well so that we're all learning from peers around the country....
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Learning Forward Conference, Day 1
Greetings from Nashville, TN! I'm attending the Learning Forward Conference, and trying to share a little bit of what I'm learning and thinking about today....
New Network to Offer Guidance on School Discipline
I don't know anyone who wants to see high rates of suspensions and expulsions. However, school personnel need sufficient time, training, and resources to better support students, and to alter their ow...
Professional Development Evolving (re-post)
The key to the eventual transformation of our profession is not only to expand the capacity of teachers to achieve professional growth, but also to design and lead professional growth experiences. ...
VAM on Trial (Re-posted from InterACT)
In New York right now, a teacher is suing the state over the use of value-added measures in teacher evaluations, claiming that the current system “actually punishes excellence in education through a...
Soundtracking a Road Trip With Hey Marseilles
There are two approaches to road trip music. Either choose music to fit the mood, or to change it. ...
Book Review: This Is Not a Test, by José Vilson
If you’ve read José Vilson’s blog posts, or articles, or follow him on Twitter, maybe you already know he can be a compelling writer and speaker. The impact of his book, This Is Not a ...
Real Northern California Road Trip
Overall, it was a terrific week to see how many different ways California kids experience school, how many different talents and innovations their instructors offer, and how many different ways school...
Principals Need Support Too
Here’s a short but important story from Marketplace, the business radio program from American Public Media: “The high cost of principal turnover” http://www.marketplace.org/topics/ed...
‘Crenshaw’ Documentary Reflects Perils of Reconstitution
Originally published on my EdWeek Teacher blog, Road Trips in Education. Imagine – if you don’t know from experience – the challenges of teaching in an urban high school, during a re...