As a part of Connected Educator’s month, my blog post below was recently published on the Corwin Connect blog. I’m fortunate to have been a Connected Educator for nearly six years and never give up an opportunity to share with others why being a Connected Educator is so beneficial. I believe … [Read more…]
Education is so consumed with testing, scores, school report cards, SLO’s and new evaluation systems. It has been interesting to see how mandates have been implemented differently across the country in this process and being able to read the honest reflections of educators from my PLN. For example, I’ve seen Tony Sinanis’s reflections on “his … [Read more…]
As I’ve previously written, the principal job can be a tough one. I used to think that each year gets easier with additional experience, but I haven’t found that to be true. This past year was my 6th year with some exciting things, like embarking on a 1:1 iPad journey and being recognized as the … [Read more…]
I recently watched the TED Talk “What Doctors Don’t Know about the Drugs They Prescribe” given by Ben Goldacre. Goldrace speaks about how medical journals publish the studies that give positive results on the use of a medication, but previously never published the results of studies that found medications to be ineffective or even harmful. … [Read more…]