(I’m republishing posts on my My All-Time Favorite Posts list. This one appeared in 2011. You can see them all here) waldryano / Pixabay A few days ago I wrote a post titled Emphasizing Pride, Not Shame, In Classroom Management. In it, among other things, I shared some of the things I say to…
Grading papers is hard work. “I hate it,” a teacher friend confessed to me. And that’s a major reason why middle and high school teachers don’t assign more writing to their students. Even an efficient high school English teacher who can read and evaluate an essay in 20 minutes would spend 3,000 minutes, or 50…
VisualMemoriesbyJ / Pixabay Memorial Day is on May 27th in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day. Memorial Day is on May 27th in the United States. You might be interested in The Best Websites For Learning About Memorial Day. anniversaries Larry Ferlazzo’s Websites of the…
Key points: Superintendent Carvalho’s vision for his district includes innovative, future-looking progress LAUSD launches revolutionary AI tool Redesigning the educational model after COVID For more news on district management, visit eSN’s Educational Leadership hub Alberto Carvalho leads the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD)–the nation’s second-largest district. Carvalho, whose strategic plan for the district aims…
Picture a young girl named Emma, who finds herself transitioning from a public school to a private school due to her unique educational needs. The journey that Emma (a pseudonym) and other students like her embark upon will mean entering a world where protections they once relied on vanish. Every year, tens of thousands of…
Key points: Strong news literacy skills are a must-have in today’s online world Turning media literacy into civic engagement Is it fake? How to teach with news and media sources For more news on media literacy, visit eSN’s Digital Learning hub News literacy skills are of paramount importance in today’s world, and are especially key…
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — As their teacher pounded his drums, belting the lyrics to the Native folk rock song “NDN Kars,” middle schoolers Eli, Izzy and Manin rehearsed new guitar chords for an upcoming performance. “I got a sticker that says ‘Indian Power,’” teacher Luke Cordova sang. “I stuck it on my bumper. That’s what holds…
Two years after Universal ESA funding was introduced in Arizona, Phoenix has one of the most interesting and diverse portfolios of microschools in the country. They include district, charter, private schools, and homeschool cooperatives and are located in public schools, on college campuses, in storefronts, and in homes. They are all highly personalized and offer…
Many American students face a strange punishment for missing school: losing more class time. Educators nationwide regularly turn to suspension as a response to attendance problems, according to a Hechinger Report review of data from a dozen states that track this information. Between 2017-18 and 2021-22, school districts in those states cited attendance-related violations as…
5 Simple Teacher Moves With Big-Time Payoffs is the headline of one of my latest Education Week columns. Giving students time to reflect is like clicking save. If teachers don’t do it, students lose their work and evolved understanding. Here are some excerpts: 5 Simple Teacher Moves With Big-Time Payoffs is the headline of one…