Promoting the Unboxing of Students
Today is Slice of Life Tuesday and since many participants in this weekly forum hosted by TwoWritingTeachers.org are educators, my blog today focuses on an educational topic. It is also…
Tag: educational reform
Thoughts on Educational Reform Series: Reversal of Knowledge, From Needed to Wanted!
The following was written after in December of 2012, following a Garden Club unit on Conifers. I recently came across this saved piece of writing and decided to share. I…
Educational Reform: How many end of term assessments are too many?
For the last few years, our school system has been refining grading policies. It is time well spent, in my opinion. We have been residents in the same school system…
Please! Consider Your School Board Vote Carefully This Spring!
Many of my readers know that I recently started a new job. When I learned of this new opportunity, I had another possible position in the back of my mind.…
Drawing on What I Know
Have any of you made a mood board? Well, I haven’t either but need to make one for one of my last assignments for grad school. It is to accompany…
Does New Educational Lingo Impede Progress?
Every few years, new educational buzzwords seem to surface. I remember first noticing this when we were in the third year of running a district wide Parent Support Group for…
Procrastination Fueled by Inefficiency, Disorganization, and Devaluing
Procrastination is not usually something that affects me personally. Character traits such as being highly organized, efficient, motivated, and goal orientated are more likely terms you might hear to describe…
System Change: What Does It Take?
Yesterday, I followed through on what I have been complaining about other people saying they were going to do but have not. I took action. I let someone, in a…
