“Read the directions to yourself as I read them aloud.” “Open your test booklets to Section Three, read the directions, and begin work.” In my day job I am a college counselor, but what I am increasingly finding is that what I do for a living is […]
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This is the final gloss on the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in an earlier post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #11. Being Green Most schools have gotten this message and are beginning to live it. But […]
Read more →This is the tenth (and penultimate) in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in an earlier post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #10. Shortening your horizon on strategic thinking In the […]
Read more →This is the ninth in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in an earlier post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #9. Strategic professional development learning If you are planning to move […]
Read more →This is the eighth in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in an earlier post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #8. Online learning You don’t have to be creating your own […]
Read more →This is the seventh in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in an earlier post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #7. New directions for your library I don’t think physical books […]
Read more →This is the sixth in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in an earlier post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #6. Social media—in the classroom If you are still blocking such […]
Read more →This is the fifth in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in an earlier post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #5. Social media—for advancement You may disapprove of Twitter, or as […]
Read more →This is the fourth in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in my previous post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #4. Smart assessment of student learning Each student is different, and […]
Read more →This is the third in a promised gloss on each of the 11 THINGS INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS MUST BE THINKING ABOUT featured in my previous post. (I recap the entire list below the body of this post.) #3. Collaborative learning and (related issue) project design Kids work in […]
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