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Aug 25, 20102 min read

Getting off to a Great Start

Back to school advice for teachers? Put your all into the first few days. Educators often talk of making sure that students get the...

Jul 11, 20102 min read

Global to Local

What is the standard of excellence for schools today? What truly matters? For whom? While the U.S. continues to struggle to gain ground...

Apr 11, 20102 min read

Co-Teaching – A Dream Job

Consider this: two teachers per room. Extra eyes, hands, ears, and brains. With two scanning the room, student questions are answered...

Mar 22, 20102 min read

The Wow! Factor

Mar 8, 20104 min read

Every Day is Differentiation Day

Kevin Simpson one of our team members and also President of KDSL (Know Do Serve Learn) is in Dubai. He contributed today’s blog: Everyday...

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...

Feb 1, 20101 min read

ARRA, Assessment, and School Improvement

41 states submitted applications for the Race to the Top program. Wiithin a matter of weeks the winners will be announced. The Race to...

Jan 27, 20102 min read

Educational Opportunities in 2010

Obama’s State of the Union speech is tonight. Reflecting on the past year, I find it has been a year of recovery. States,...

Jan 21, 20105 min read

Race to the Top

After being out of the States for 4 months, I have returned to find that Race to the Top is one of the Obama administration’s catalysts...

Aug 19, 20091 min read

Heading to India

Tomorrow I am off to India and into another time and space. This leads me to think of culture and the impact of culture on teaching and...

Aug 2, 20091 min read

Preparing for the 2009-2010 School Year

As we prepare for the next academic year, schools are gearing up for teacher workshops, including orientation for new and returning...