Tuesday, March 31, 2015

Are Standards an Outdated Approach?

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The standrd movement and the Common Core that emerged from it have been with us for so long that we only ask what standards and not whether ...
Friday, March 27, 2015

Almost There- Reading Rainbow and Beyond

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A few weeks back I had a chance to hear Dr. Twila Liggett discuss her work in the development of Reading Rainbow . In a wonderful w...
Sunday, March 8, 2015

Measuring Long-Term Impact of 21st Century Learning

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I was traveling with my kids this weekend across two states and the majestic views of the plains and the west. If measured correctly at the ...
Monday, March 2, 2015

Five ways to help students find the Sweet Read

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Today is Read across America day . This morning I watched my son Oren (11) read right after he got up. He is rereading for the ??th time the...
Sunday, March 1, 2015

What should Classrooms look like?

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Last week I had the chance to speak at the E N Thompson Forum as a warm up act for the inspiring Milton Chen. I decided to talk about what c...
Saturday, February 21, 2015

Reflections on China Tour II- When the Stakes are High

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Here in the US we often talk about High Stakes tests and their impact for example the work by Berliner and colleagues. In China the conver...
Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Generation D- the impulse to re-engineer

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I was playing a quiet game of Candy Crush yesterday and my 8 (soon to be 9) year old son Itai came and sat next to me. For me, casual games...