This World Teachers’ Day, Here’s what teachers want you to know
If there was ever a year to appreciate teachers, it is 2020. Held annually on 5 October since 1994, World Teachers’ Day commemorates the anniversary of the adoption of the 1966 ILO/UNESCO...
View ArticleReopening schools while continuing to offer distance learning.
Where do we go from here? SKOPJE, 7 August 2020. A majority of surveyed school principals, teachers and parents are in favour of reopening schools with classroom based learning or combined classroom...
View ArticleWhat Can the World Learn from Educational Change in Finland?
I have just read this book by Pasi Sahlberg. Finnish lessons 2.0 2014 Here are some highlights; How to measure a successful school. A successful school is one that is able to take every...
View ArticleEdTech Report: Key Findings in Response to Remote Learning | Getting Smart
This article is published in Getting Smart and written by By Rachelle Dene Poth July 19, 2020 Here are some of the findings Key Findings The findings in this special edition were based on 1.7...
View ArticleProfessional Learning Communities at Work and High Reliability Schools
By Robert Marzano First a relentless focus on student learning, skill by skill, and student by student. Second, a collaborative culture in teams working to create common goals to hold each other...
View ArticleThree key items that education technologies must offer for teachers.
Teachers’ ability to effectively use technology I just read this article about what education technology tools must offer for teachers to start using them. After homeschooling for several months,,...
View ArticleThe Second Wave – how to prepare
Last week I received this mail; Would you be interested in leading a discussion about teaching and learning during the pandemic? We want to talk about what we’ve all been going through, the new role...
View ArticleUnleashing A Revolution In Education:
From Now On, Blended Learning Will Be The Benchmark I just read this article in Forbes and would like to share it here. The question we need to ask ourselves is this; will we be taking advantage of...
View ArticleCorona school closings; Teacher participation is vital!
WHAT TO DO WHEN ALL OUR STUDENTS ARE LEARNING ONLINE March 6th I wrote an article describing the situation around the world regarding schools and the Coronavirus. Exactly a week later all the schools...
View ArticleWhat to do when schools close for coronavirus
Almost 300 million kids missing school because of the coronavirus, UNESCO says The U.N. organization that monitors global education said the number of children missing school globally is unprecedented....
View ArticleChanging 72.000 schools in Russia
The connection Initial training on DPPSRichard DeLorenzo, Moscow December 2018 I first met Richard DeLorenzo at The Microsoft Innovative Education Forum Microsoft in Brazil 2009. Intrigued by the work...
View ArticleWhat Is a Professional Learning Community? – Educational Leadership
What Is a Professional Learning Community? I just read this publication in Educational Leadership; What is a Professional Learning Community? It is a topic of great interest to me these days since I...
View ArticleGrowth mindset, fighting fake news and Pisa scores
Starting with the Pisa scores I recently read this article in EdSurge news about the latest PISA scores. Where there are rankings, there is a natural tendency to compare, contrast and compete. And to...
View ArticleHigh-reliability schools
A high-reliability school, by definition, monitors the effectiveness of critical factors within the system and immediately takes action to contain the negative effects of any errors that occur. How can...
View Article11 Phrases to Effectively Respond to Complaining
How to respond to complaints You might recognize the situation. As a school leader most likely have several complaints during the day. Some will write to you, but most often they will show up in your...
View ArticleChanging 72.000 schools in Russia
The connection Initial training on DPPSRichard DeLorenzo, Moscow December 2018 I first met Richard DeLorenzo at The Microsoft Innovative Education Forum Microsoft in Brazil 2009. Intrigued by the work...
View ArticleThe Impact of Peer Assessment on Academic Performance
The Oxford University Centre for Educational Assessment This week I will be traveling to London to attend the Bett conference. I have to admit I am only slightly excited to be attending Bett this year....
View ArticleOrganizational Learning and Collaborative Structures
I just read this article and it reminded me of our last staff meeting. We were getting set to looking more closely at the new school reform in ground made based on subjects taught this year. English,...
View ArticleWhat is the difference between interdisciplinary and transdisciplinary...
Interdisciplinary teaching refers to the concept of learning a single subject from multiple perspectives. Proven to boost learning outcomes and enthusiasm around learning, interdisciplinary teaching...
View ArticleRethinking K-12 learning and tackling inequality through education.
The concept of project-based education After watching a presentation of the new school reform in Norway, more specifically the NOU 2019: 25. I was reminded of the school in San Diego on how they work...
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