A Catholic nun, a gay musician, and a black Muslim walk into a classroom… They’re joined by a conservative white Republican, a Marine Corps Sergeant, an environmental activist, a Mexican immigrant (a Sephardic Jew), and everyone else you can imagine. The students are all undergraduates—aspiring teachers—and
New initiatives and educational acronyms can trigger fear in some educators. However, when you take a deeper look at the initiatives, you can find more similarities than differences, just packaged in a different way. For example, the California Department of Education (CDE) has defined Multi-Tiered System
“If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.” (Sinek, Leaders Eat Last) Leadership in education today is at a crossroads. Part of the challenge is due to a shift in demographics that has seen many veteran leaders
All students can benefit from academic language development modeling, scaffolding, and practice, but ELLs and standard English learners (SELs) need it to survive and thrive in school. SELs are students who speak languages that do not correspond to Standard American English language structure and grammar
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A central key message in the Visible Learning research is the importance of developing students who can be their own teachers. Professor Hattie has stated, “Children come to school to watch teachers work…!” He advocates that we re-think ways in which we can make learning
Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Phillies game in the Ernst & Young corporate suite. Ernst & Young and Temple are working together on a college access program and they wanted to host a get-together for everyone involved in the project. One
The summer may be drawing to a close, but you still have some time to catch up on new ideas or refresh yourself on the things you can do to start the new school year smoothly. Here are some great resources to help you: Supporting New