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Going up…
My elevator speech about NSDC — that is, my 30-second compelling explanation of professional learning — isn’t as honed as I would like. Internally, we talk about the importance of having a clear..
Ambassadors of learning
When Leslee Fritz moved with her son, Dustin, to a suburb of Lansing, Mich., she found Wednesdays were more than just the middle of the week. In Holt Public Schools, every Wednesday is time for teache..
Learning walks build hearty appetites for professional development
Mike Carbone has been the principal of Kickemuit Middle School in Warren, R.I., since 1990. He’s seen some bad times there before a dramatic turnaround. When asked what finally got his school’s en..
State of the profession
Ensuring student success requires a new kind of teaching, conducted by teachers who understand learning and pedagogy, who can respond to the needs of their students and the demands of their discipline..
Forging a national strategy for success
We are all here because we recognize that well-trained and well-prepared principals, teachers, and educators are the key to improving the academic performance of students, and that improving teacher q..
How to be an advocate
NSDC believes so strongly in the importance of influencing policy makers that Priority 1 of NSDC’s Strategic Plan is Affecting the Policy Context. Based on the assumption that good policy promotes g..
Use films to get groups talking – and listening – to one another
USE FILMS TO GET GROUPS TALKING — AND LISTENING — TO ONE ANOTHER The old adage is true: A picture is worth a thousand words. The imagery and sound of film has the power to capture..
We must strip away layers of inequality
Linda Darling-Hammond is a leading voice on the relationship between federal policy and what happens in districts and classrooms. As advisor to newly elected President Barack Obama, both during his ca..
Whether building a kitchen or building a learning team, collaboration is key
My son recently remodeled his kitchen and asked me to help him work his way through the process. This was no small task — he wanted to modernize the original kitchen in his 1940s condomini- um. He a..
Tarnished brand could use polish
Following last year’s presidential election, many observers opined that the losing national political party had become a “tarnished brand.” Even some party leaders were critical. They attributed..
