Teaching and learning have a long term relationship. For most of the time they have been together there has been a natural connection—learning looks for teaching and teaching springs up when learning is needed—through questions about our world. When we … Continued
Education is not a stand-alone profession. It is a craft of learning practiced by dedicated professionals. When our students want to learn, it is easily practiced, but we also practice our craft when children arrive depressed, isolated, intimidated by parents … Continued
The arts help students learn because they offer a natural learning pathway from thinking to doing. When we use drawing to give life to history, or poetry and drama to give life to English, or painting to color in histograms, … Continued
Retaining teachers in K-12 schools has become harder. In recent research (EdWeek’s Cover Story: “Retaining Great Teachers in a Time of Turmoil,” May 5, 2021, p. 5-8), the difficulty in retaining teachers can be examined from a survey of the … Continued
There are so many schools that are ready to take the next step after the pandemic. They are ready to re-open, ready to receive children, and ready to make learning a good thing again. Pandemic Affects Us So the pandemic … Continued
In the face of loss during this pandemic, another way of rising up is taking place. Educators and medical personnel are talking about what it means to move forward. One of the groups has put out essential guiding principles for … Continued
When I was young I got help in my class work. Some students didn’t get the help I got. Everyone got some help, but not everyone got the help I got. And the difference was that the help I got … Continued
The effects of racism are devastating to our country. All we can do is to acknowledge it, cry over it, and change it. It won’t go away soon, but it must be gone sooner than later. The needs of our … Continued
There is no secret to building better schools. You have to put teaching and learning at the center of the improvement process. The trick is to do that for every child. And why is that a trick? Trick The trick … Continued
In the latest blog from Michael Griffith at the Learning Policy Institute, we get analysis about the most powerful spending bill in our education system’s history. The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 (ARPA), directs 2 trillion dollars to help schools begin … Continued