Any practitioner would agree that reflection is an essential part of growth. Looking back upon our learning and considering the merits and challenges of our experiences is a tremendous part of how we develop as educators and learners. Imagine creating a space meant just to consider
How will your development in numeracy impact your future? Numeracy is a life skill. Being numerate means more than arithmetic. It looks less at calculations and more on how one applies an understanding of numbers in real life. Numeracy is an appreciation of common sense with
The time between when you were hired as superintendent and your official starting date is your transition period. Transition times vary depending upon when you were hired. Ideally you have one or two months for the transition. Make effective use of whatever time is available.
There may be no one ideal interdisciplinary and integrating theme for propelling STEM education into the 21st century, but linking energy, climate, and related global change topics and teaching them throughout the STEM curriculum—and beyond, into social studies, civics, arts, and humanities—can take full advantage
I spend a great deal of time looking up stuff. Whether that stuff is blog posts to get a pulse on what is happening in the edusphere or researching new tools to share with teachers, I come across a wide variety of resources that I need to
Contributed by Cary Sneider A Framework for K–12 Science Education: Practices, Crosscutting Concepts, and Core Ideas (NRC, 2012) proposed thirteen core ideas that all students are expected to learn, at increasing levels of sophistication and mastery as they ascend the grade levels from kindergarten through senior
As part of Corwin's 25th Anniversary, we are featuring posts by authors who have partnered with Corwin in their work for many years. Today's post is contributed by Joseph Murphy, author of 19 Corwin titles. I am finishing my 19th book for Corwin now and hope
Part 5 in an 8-part series. Read Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4. Do some of your student talk a big game about their futures but seem to either fail to follow through or avoid seeing that dreams do not come to a reality without
Happy 2015! As the new acquisitions editor at Corwin responsible for math, science, and STEM content and services, I think it’s only fitting to use the Corwin Connect venue to talk about one of the ideas I find most critical to STEM education…connections. STEM, though
2015 is Corwin’s 25th Anniversary! Corwin was founded as a publisher in professional development for educational leadership. Very quickly, we expanded to include books in all areas of professional development: equity, diversity, PD, literacy, STEM, leadership, and educational technology. In 2012, we diversified our offerings again