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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.
Turning the Accountability Screw a Quarter Turn
“Turn the accountability screw a quarter turn.” This was a phrase that a former boss, mentor, and now good friend used when we had the opportunity to work together many years ago. It is a phrase that has stuck with me. I used this saying recently during a conversation with Don Soifer, of the Lexington Institute from Washington, DC, who…
Superheroes Walk Among Us
Attendance at Comic Con in San Diego is on my bucket list. I am a huge Outlander and Game of Thrones fan having read all the books in both series, and I do often enjoy the fantasy genre. As a result I have for many years kept up with the events at Comic Con from afar. Long ago I ran…
Highlight of the Week- Myrtle Beach New Tech Academy
I am the mother of two college-age students. My son is in an undergraduate program in South Carolina and my daughter is in medical school in Virginia. I am constantly reminded by these two of all the life lessons that young people must learn as they navigate the world. How do you open a checking account? What is a bank…
Cynthia Ambrose 