Contributed by Jim Popham In almost all 50 states, teachers will soon be subjected to annual, high-stakes evaluations of their instructional competence. Unlike previous teacher evaluations that were aimed at improving teachers' instructional skills, these new teacher evaluations are much more likely to lead to a
How we built our Makerspace Over the past couple of months, the staff at New Milford High School (NHMS) has been diligently creating our own unique learning environments for our students. Building on the success of our Bring Your Own Device (BYOD), we have been hard
Believe it or not, Corwin Connect started off as a Google doc, where I brainstormed blog post ideas and site structure. It kept growing, getting bigger and bigger, a blog just waiting to happen. But I didn’t know where to get started. And then Eric Sheninger,
I love personality tests. My favorite is the Gallup Strengthsfinder, a test many businesses use and one I was required to take in college. The test identifies your top five qualities or “strengths,” the most prominent aspects of your personality. One of mine was Connectedness.
Contributed by Cesar Reyes In the cool afternoon, Dan Alpert, Program Director at Corwin Press, and I stood near the entrance to the Los Angeles Convention Center beneath the ASCD banner draped high overhead. Looking up towards the steps as throngs of educators worked their way