Assessing Learning Versus Taking Assessments
I once tried to create a stop motion feature called “Phil in the Bubble.” Here, the protagonist is a student…
Observations regarding the 2012 MetLife Survey of the American Teacher
The annual MetLife Survey of the American Teacher, based on surveys of teachers and principals conducted between October and November,…
National Board Renewal
I became a National Board Certified Teacher on November 19, 2004. At that time I was a kindergarten teacher and…
“I Discovered Something Crazy!”
I went treasure hunting. I sought the definitive metaphor to contrast the power of all that is wrong in education…
What If? (#1)
At the Arizona K12 Center’s Teacher Leadership Institutelast summer, the phrase of the week was “solutions-oriented.” Strategically,this angle is necessary…
Don’t Settle Now!
February is always a hard month for teachers in Arizona. We have the threat of standardized assessments looming ahead of…
Silent Reading; Absolutely No!
As I reflect on my reading lesson for the day I began to remember my first year teaching reading to…
Overdone
Have you ever felt too professionally developed? I spent some time talking with teachersabout their professional development and made some…
When Teachers Aren’t Invited
During my prep period today, I ran across a discussion between a few people on Twitter. It revolved around a…
And…..? Part II
In my last post, I posed some questions about the NBC program and all that it purports to achieve. I…
