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20 Feb Poor and Rich Kids: Here’s How They Can Get the Same Education

Posted at 15:34h in Education

When parents imagine the ideal school for their kids, many probably envision a place where children can not only master basic skills and content, but also be valued as individuals, encouraged to delve into interesting topics, and safe to take healthy risks. Many schools offer this...

10 Jan Teacher Evaluation + Common Core = Professional Ownership Incentive

Posted at 18:04h in Education

Commonalities Empower Teaching Professionals to Identify, Echo and Amplify Success While much attention and support are properly directed at teacher evaluation reform efforts across states, the time is here to identify the “why” and the “so what.” I write to focus on the “so what,” but...

13 Dec Keep your eyes open and share what you see

Posted at 18:15h in Uncategorized

With the current political climate and gridlock, I find it natural to wonder if our nation will emerge from this pit we have seemed to dive into. It is easy to read and watch the media, and thus become very cynical at the process for...

13 Dec New “Playbook” Guides States on Teacher Evaluation Reform

Posted at 01:36h in News

Thursday, December 13th, 2012 Teacher evaluation reform work should include five important tenets as policymakers work on evaluation programs in their states: give teachers a seat at the table and make them partners in reform; communicate with key audiences throughout the reform process; work toward the...

07 Dec Teachers: leaders in the classroom, leaders in the community

Posted at 18:23h in Education

A few weeks ago, I had an incredible experience with teachers off the coast of New Jersey. After Hurricane Sandy hit the Northeast, thousands of homes were destroyed and thousands more families and children were displaced. In the midst of tragedy, devastation, and lack of...

02 Dec How using big data can drive big value… to economic opportunity

Posted at 20:01h in Jobs

Google CEO Eric Schmidt estimates that humans now create as much information every two days as we did from the beginning of civilization up until 2003. With every hour of consumer transactions, Wal-Mart produces the equivalent of 167 times the books in the Library of...