The Meanings of Appreciation
What would it look like to show teachers more appreciation - according to all the meanings of that word?...
InterACT
Fundamental Attribution Error
A hopefully useful re-post from my InterACT blogging days. This morning’s general session at the ASCD conference featured a talk by Chip Heath, a Stanford professor and author (with his brother, Dan...
5 New Year’s Resolutions for Teachers (re-post)
Re-posted from my former blog at InterACT. Looking ahead to the new year often involves taking stock of where we’re at and how we might improve – as people, and as teachers. Drawing my in...
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...