Monthly Archives: October 2014
How many words did you know when you were three years old? If you knew that the strength of your adult vocabulary would be predicated on your three year old vocabulary would you have looked at words differently then? Will … Continue reading
Teacher Coaches – The New Player No One KnowsIn the land of teachers, what is a professional coach for teacher effectiveness? When a new position is created in an established game, no one knows the rules for the player in that position. It would be like introducing a … Continue reading
Professional Coaches for Educators: Critical Observation, Focused Criticism and Objective ReflectionWe all know folks who are born with innate talents. Yay for them. The rest of us need all the help we can get. Professional coaching has become a very accepted and productive strategy for improving professional skills. Today, given … Continue reading
Prepare to Win the End Game, Assign the Right Homework to Elementary School ChildrenIf you assign homework to children in elementary school, make certain that you assign the right work for the right reasons. If you do so, their homework may have nothing to do with their daily assignments in grades K – … Continue reading
Yes, But You Need to Move the Learning Needle RegardlessSometimes you nod in agreement with a writer until you reach a “Ya, but” point. Then your nod turns into a shake of the head. I read “Do Evaluations Penalize Teachers of Needy Students?” by Stephen Sawchuk (Education Week, August … Continue reading