A new year - a new schedule
Over the past few years, the only year that my school made AYP was the same year that we utilized a block schedule – where students meet with their…
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Reimagining school as we know it
Another innovative approach is also taking root in Colorado: the teacher-led school without a principal. With support from the Ford Foundation (which…
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Denver teachers propose reforms to teacher evaluations
Perhaps one of the most vitriolic divides in the educational reform debates of 2010/2011 is about teacher evaluations. On one hand, some point to…
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Fixing our schools requires more than hiring smarter teachers and firing incompetent ones
As the film Waiting for Superman has reinvigorated efforts to fire incompetent teachers and hire smarter ones, some research paints a different…
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The challenges and successes of a PLC
An interesting email landed in my inbox yesterday. Richard Carlander—of San Fernando High School—wrote: Mr. Ferriter: I attended the PLC event in…
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The wrongheaded quest for cheap and easy. . .
If you haven't had the chance to check out the comment section of my recent post on Barack Obama's thoughts regarding education and technology, then…
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Where your treasure is...
"...for where your treasure is, there your heart will be also" (Matthew 6:21, NKJV). Add me to the list of people impressed by the work of…
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Guest blogger: The urgency of now
Note to Readers: As a guy who has often been driven by challenging thoughts, some of my favorite readers are those who push against my thinking. In…
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Drinking the Kool-Aid: Part deux
It's been a busy few days here on the Radical: My page views have nearly tripled since posting recently on why professional learning communities are…
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A spry approach to designing school
Edutopia and the George Lucas Education Foundation have put together a rich collection of resources about rethinking the way we use time in school…
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