One of the ongoing problems for young students is the acquisition of reading proficiency. A recent piece of research that might be helpful can be
Despite the emergence over the last twenty years of the computer and the access it gives us to the web, we are still not sure
Last night on 60 Minutes, Seattle came into sharp focus on the rise in homelessness. We learned that homelessness is the general term, but to the
A recent episode of NOVA, “The Violence Paradox,” highlighted evidence of decreasing violence over the last seven centuries and yet, many communities in the United States, particularly
When I look at the Mona Lisa painting by Leonardo DaVinci, I see a slight smile. Not much. And if I look away and then
Arts integration is often defined as a teaching method, a way to build the capacity of schools, something that policymakers should take notice of, and
There are always people looking for new designs for schools. The charter school movement has taken new designs and funded them through new funding structures
I write a lot about improving student learning, but with reading scores flat, do we need better models for learning, better models for assessing and
It is important to remember that we teach humans and all humans have struggles that they are trying to overcome. “Daniel, a student at Philadelphia Elementary
There is an enduring tension between getting every student to meet a common standard and honoring their individuality in how they attain that common standard.
Today’s blog is very important for arts in education people. If the arts are to be taken seriously, we must join the mainstream reform efforts
In the last blog, we followed the thinking of Marc Tucker, the past head of NCEE, and his writing in Marc Tucker’s Blog. He argues for
Marc Tucker, the past head of NCEE, is writing Marc Tucker’s Blog that I think we should read. In it he writes that our research in education
Guest Post: Laura K. Reeder Back-to-school season is here. Students are refreshing backpacks with supplies and adjusting to new schedules. Yet, many immigrant students and
Dear America, I want to invite you into my home to play some games. Let’s start with Scrabble! Let’s place all the names of our
Introduction In today’s blog, I have given over the entire issue to published information from NH Department of Education, to explain the use of graduation competencies and how
Verbs Drive Rigor In the previous blog last week I ended with the idea that verbs drive rigor. And indeed I submitted an example of
Defining creativity is like describing clouds….easier to talk about in general terms, impossible to nail down the specifics. I can always choose the scientific approach,
Arts learning occurs throughout the K-12 school curriculum. Students experience multiple art forms when they take a music class, paint flowers, act in a play
One of the ways we understand that children are learning is by what they say to us and what they tell us about what they