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Different Worlds of Policymakers and Teachers
Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
Here’s a story about the different worlds that U.S policy makers and teachers live in and how that affects the use of new technologies in schools. A man in a hot air balloon realized he was lost. He reduced altitude and spotted a woman below. He came lower and…
After 20 years, a Teacher Reinvents Her Classroom Using Technology (Nichole Dobo)
Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
Nichole Dobo, a reporter, writes about blended learning. Most of her 10-year career as a journalist has focused on education. This post appeared on October 15, 2014. The Hechinger Institute is a nonprofit, independent news website focused on inequality and innovation in education Teacher Valyncia O. Hawkins knew she needed…
From Policy to Practice: Chains or Pasta
Originally posted on Larry Cuban on School Reform and Classroom Practice:
Metaphors are shortcuts for understanding complicated concepts: Time is money. The mind is a computer. Each metaphor powerfully illuminates and enriches an idea. Which metaphors come to mind when districts try to put reforms into classroom practice to increase student learning? The common (and inaccurate) metaphor is a chain…
It Is A New Day
Cheers to a New Year and another chance for us to get it right! Oprah Winfrey
Don Soifer of the Lexington Institute Interview on Blended Learning
The Principal: The Most Misunderstood Person in All of Education (Kate Rousmaniere)
The Principal: The Most Misunderstood Person in All of Education (Kate Rousmaniere). I have, for a long time, been a Larry Cuban follower. This piece struck a chord with me. It is so insightful.
Too Cute Not to Share!
Almost everyday on my job I encounter students and teachers that inspire me beyond words. Thanks, Traci Hogan, for sharing with me. Watch this… no more words necessary.
A Glimpse Into the Schools of 1946
What’s past is prologue. William Shakespeare, The Tempest It is sometimes difficult to capture much more than a glimpse into the past to really realize just what a profound influence a particular event means to a community. It is during these rare glimpses that the veil of time is at its thinnest and individuals realize that certain events are turning…
The Students Who Need Us Most
I walk through schools every week. How else can I support and assist teachers and principals in their work unless I really understand what the work is? I recently walked through a school and had an experience that after 30 years in this field, and seeing students face all kinds of hardships, still managed to bring tears to my eyes.…
Cynthia Ambrose 