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To Sleep or Not To Sleep
…that is the question. If you spend any amount of time around teenagers, like I do, you’re probably familiar with their ever-present sleepy look. In class, in the hallway, in the library, almost everywhere one looks you’ll see at least one teenager on the verge of falling asleep. When asked why, students will often respond by saying “I was up late doing homework.” Being a teacher I’m familiar with the...
Teacher’s Corner: Going Paperless (Or at Least Less-Paper)
Earlier this year Teresa Sullivan, President of the University of Virginia, was forced to resign because some on the school’s board felt she hadn’t capitalized on the online learning market. Whether or not her dismal was justified (she was reinstated only 2 weeks later), it’s not uncommon for the education industry at all levels to be behind the curve on innovations in technology. It seems that even when schools...
Taming the Beast Within Our Schools: Teacher Collaboration
Over the last few weeks of interviews with school leaders, I’ve heard the common theme that being able to communicate effectively with others is a priceless skill for leaders. This isn’t shocking news to any of us, yet sometimes it can be very easy to shutdown the lines of communication with our coworkers when things don’t go the way we planned. Recently a school head in Hong Kong reminded me of this by saying “we...
My Amazing Teachers
Clearly there is a big difference between a bad teacher and an amazing teacher and most of us don’t fall into either camp. I believe Dr. Jurgensen’s article is a good reminder for both teachers and administrators. For teachers, it’s a reminder of the multi-layered and comprehensive style that great teaching requires today. For administrators, it’s a reminder to not only search for teachers like this when...
Building Schools For 2030
Last week during my interview with Dr. Dick Krajczar he stated that school leaders need to envision what classrooms and schools will be like in 2030. I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately, but still have few answers about what my 8 month old daughter’s classes should look like in 18 years. As I think about it from the perspective of a teacher I think how depressing it would be if 18 years from now I was doing the...
The Changing World of Education: Kony 2012
I’m beginning to see that we are living at the edge of a very unusual time in education. My students helped me discover this today by introducing me to a documentary on Joseph Kony the Ugandan warlord. By now you may have heard of the Kony 2012 campaign designed by the US based non-profit Invisible Children (If not I’ll post the documentary at the bottom). Since the videos initial release, just earlier this week, over 60...
