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Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 31, 20143 min read
The Writing Standards Deserve a Chance
By Carolyn Lieberg and Christine Mason. We are hearing more and more about state level concerns regarding the Common Core State Standards...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 27, 20142 min read
Principals, NGSS, and STEM
What have we learned about principals and the CCSS? Over the past few years I have worked with NAESP to help understand the role of...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 17, 20142 min read
Where’s the Focus? Rigor and the Common Core
By Christine Mason. I have long considered ‘rigor’ to be the sweet spot of the Common Core State Standards. In fact, by implementing the...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 9, 20144 min read
Preparing for the New Common Core State Standards Tests
As the 2014-15 school year rapidly approaches, many schools in the country must make instructional shifts to move students toward...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 19, 20121 min read
Brains, the Common Core & Leadership
I am participating this weekend in a conference on Learning and the Brain. Actually multi-tasking with my iPad as I listen to lectures...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 12, 20122 min read
Being the Chefs
With Thanksgiving around the corner, I thought it might be appropriate to reflect on what’s happening in education. In a presentation to...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jun 5, 20122 min read
My Early STEM Years, K-6
By Suzan Mullane. As an educator in the Anchorage School District, I spent part of my teaching tenure, with grades K-6th. Great memories,...
Center for Educational Improvement
May 18, 20121 min read
IPads: Revolutionizing Learning for Children with Disabilities
By Suzan Mullane. Well, three cheers for Bridging-Apps and its creator Sami Rahman! BridgingApps is a website where educators can explore...
Center for Educational Improvement
May 18, 20122 min read
Common Core and Worrying Possibilities…
By Suzan Mullane. Today, I talked to a veteran high school principal who discussed his concerns regarding the rigor of Common Core. Yes,...
Center for Educational Improvement
Jan 19, 20121 min read
The Pursuit
I have been focused recently on best practices in education and have been reflecting on some of the teachers and schools that have...
Center for Educational Improvement
Nov 2, 20111 min read
Learning and Young Children
I recently returned from a visit to an international school in Dubai. One of the most impressive things I observed was the respect that...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 18, 20112 min read
Visioning the Future of Schools….Visioning the Future
How closely is the future of schools correlated with the future for all globally? Any guesses? What are the 5 top trends in education...
Center for Educational Improvement
Aug 8, 20112 min read
The Future of Education
“The times they are a change ‘n'” and they are continuing to change. Last year it was the Common Core Standards, Race to the Top, and...
Center for Educational Improvement
Apr 7, 20112 min read
Testing and Common Core
The “moment of truth” is arriving as students across the country are taking standardized state assessments. Teachers and administrators...
Center for Educational Improvement
Feb 3, 20102 min read
Spring Assessments
Here in DC there is more snow and this gives me time to reflect on Spring which is just around the corner. From January to April, we are...
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