Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingThis book by Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa draws on their extensive research. It shows that many undergraduates learn little or nothing when it comes to critical thinking, complex reasoning, and writing ability. The main reasons are generally poor academic preparation prior to college, and low expectations and demands in college. Rather than close the […]
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June 30th, 2011Failure of the Standards Movement – Research and Opinion by Larry Stedman
June 21st, 2011The Standards Movement: Success or Failure? Two articles from Critical Education by Lawrence C. Stedman How Well Does the Standards Movement Measure Up? An Analysis of Achievement Trends and Student Learning, Changes in Curriculum and School Culture, and the Impact of No Child Left Behind – V1 No.10 Dec. 20, 2010. http://bit.ly/muBrDO Why the Standards […]
Read entire post...Leading School Change: 9 Strategies to Bring Everybody on Board
May 31st, 2011Leading School Change: 9 Strategies to Bring Everybody on Board by Todd Whitaker provides excellent general advice for education leaders who need to guide their cultures through meaningful changes with the goal of improving the quality of instruction. Todd draws on his wealth of experience as a leader and as an author to provide a […]
Read entire post...A New Culture Of Learning: What will define the 21st Century
April 27th, 2011In this book by Douglas Thomas and John Seely Brown, we find that the kind of learning that will define the 21st century will not take place in a classroom. It is happening all around us and it is powerful The growing digital network gives us nearly unlimited resources, while is connects us with others. […]
Read entire post...Better By Mistake – Improve your life and performance by Alina Tugend
April 14th, 2011This eye-opening book features the big idea that embracing mistakes can make us happier and more productive in every facet of our lives. It examines the tension between the idea that we must make mistakes to learn, and the fact that we often get punished for them. © 2011, Riverside Books: New York, New York […]
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