Resources from the people I follow on Twitter, professional emails, and my own surfingFixing Special Education: 12 Steps to Transform a Broken System by Miriam Kurtzig Freedman ©2009 should be included in all teacher preparation programs and placed in the hands of policy makers who can address Miriam’s 12 transformative steps. It can also serve as an excellent resource for parents. Be sure to click at the bottom of any page to get copies. Also see me Ed Week post Why Does Special Education Have to be Special?
Read entire post...Fixing Special Education: 12 Steps to Transform a Broken System by Miriam Kurtzig Freedman
October 19th, 2015Five Reasons Why All Students Are Not Able to Pursue Higher Education by Jessie Yarrow
October 6th, 2015Five Reasons Why All Students Are Not Able to Pursue Higher Education is a guest post by Jessie Yarrow, a journalist and blogger from Hyderabad, India. Her’s is an interesting perspective on how traditional higher education is out of reach for many all around the world. She shares my hope that modern technology can help more people move up the learning and earning ladders.
Read entire post...The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t by Robert I. Sutton
September 21st, 2015
The No Asshole Rule: Building a Civilized Workplace and Surviving One That Isn’t by Robert I. Sutton ©2007 & 2010 should help organizations of all kinds make their cultures less toxic and more productive.
Read entire post...Wired to Care: how companies prosper when they create widespread empathy by Dev Patniak with Peter Mortensen
August 17th, 2015Wired to Care: how companies prosper when they create widespread empathy by Dev Patniak with Peter Mortensen ©2009 explains the importance of empathy and how to spread it around. While written for businesses, this is a book that all school leaders should read and act on. Click at the bottom of any page to by […]
Read entire post...Four Easy Steps to Touch Typing by Adam Fort
July 29th, 2015Four Easy Steps to Touch Typing by Adam Fort offers tips to improve typing skill for adults and children alike. In a day when efficiency can make the difference between success and failure, you can ill afford to be a less than proficient typist. With these tips, all you need is the commitment to practice. […]
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