Search results matching tags 'school reform' and 'classroom practice'

The Best Posts On The “Flipped Classroom” Idea

Anonymous — Sat, 11 Aug 2012 04:30:08 GMT

I’m a bit wary/skeptical about this whole “Flipped Classroom” idea and how it works in practice. Diana Laufenberg spoke for me, also, in some of her tweets about the concept: My issues with the concept of flipping is that I … Continue reading →

What Can We Learn About Education From The World’s Tallest Tree?

Anonymous — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 14:44:19 GMT

The world’s tallest tree, a redwood right here in Northern California, was recently discovered to be the world’s tallest tree. Robert Krulwich, one of my favorite commentators, wrote a must-read article about it at NPR this morning and included this … Continue reading →

The Best Posts About Trust & Education

Anonymous — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 04:07:10 GMT

One of the key qualities missing in the school reform debate (and, unfortunately, sometimes in our classrooms) is the quality of trust. I thought I’d bring together a few related resources I’ve seen or written over the years, and hope others will suggest more. Here are my choices for The Best Posts About Trust & [...]

“Resilience, Research, and Educational Reform”

Anonymous — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 04:02:44 GMT

Resilience, Research, and Educational Reform is the title of a useful article by Sara Truebridge. Here’s an excerpt: Resilience research in education specifically recognizes three protective factors that, when present in an educational environment, mitigate risk and enhance positive educational climates that promote student engagement, motivation, and self-efficacy, which in turn increase student success. These three protective [...]

Does Failure Really “Start To Become Irreversible” At Age Ten?

Anonymous — Thu, 19 Aug 2010 22:39:45 GMT

Newsweek, which doesn’t have a great track record showing good judgment in education issues (see Did You Know That THE Key To Saving American Education Is Firing Bad Teachers?), has now published a guide on How to Close the Achievement Gap. It highlights some good ideas, like increasing quality pre-school education and learning from the [...]