Technology Integration: It Should be Messy

Last week I flagged down a parent as she and her son were leaving the parking lot at the end of the school day. “What did your son think about the learning management system? Has it helped you as a parent be more involved in his school experiences?” We talked about how her son likes … Read more

Beliefs and Values

Leadership is 90 percent pulling weeds and 10 percent planting seeds.- Austan Goolsbee Common Core Reading: Difficult, Dahl, Repeat by Cory Turner (nprED, November 15, 2014) National Public Radio profiled a fifth grade classroom and their use of Common Core-aligned texts and practices. Turner described one lesson on close reading, with the teacher getting the … Read more