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Abstracts
How adults learn forms the foundation of the Learning Designs standard. By Eleanor Drago-Severson Understanding..
Collaborative culture
This is my first full year as principal. I had worked in our central office in human resources until I decided it was time to come back into the schools. I..
Cultural proficiency
Educators in schools serving large populations of culturally diverse s..
Establish the outcomes
As Learning Forward Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh describes in her column, clearly establishing the intended outcomes for learning is the first step i..
What can motivate teachers to learn?
“What kind of preparation or ongoing learning is required if teachers are to provide the best possible reading instruction for all students in their classrooms?” (Bean, 2004, p. 12). This foundati..
Grassroots growth
Four years ago, a group of teachers lingered after a district meeting, sharing a conversation about encouraging social responsibility in our affluent schoo..
Flying solo
Change begins from the inside. As Daniel Pink (2009) says, intrinsic motivation and drive come from autonomy, mastery, and purpose. Successful reform efforts originate from the ground up. Teachers are..
Pause, rewind, reflect
Carl Witter’s Algebra I class is discussing a multiple choice problem involving percents. Standing at the overhead, Witter asks students to raise their hands to vote for the answer they think is cor..
From the editor
When she was principal at Roosevelt Elementary School in Spokane, Wash., Shari Farris decided to investigate the learning and discipline problems of the immigrant students in her school by learning al..
Teaching 2.0
See if you recognize this scenario: A school receives a grant for equipment, maybe through the PTA or other school funds. The school purchases the equipment and places it in classrooms to increase ..
