Yazan: admin | 14 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Assessment, Educational Innovations, International, Race to the Top, School Improvement
Is it more important for K-12 students to learn facts or to enjoy learning? Is it more important for students to learn about their own country or to know something about the world? Which is more critical, for students to complete Algebra II or to be able to work harmoniously with a small team of peers? Which will result [...]
Yazan: admin | 03 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Assessment
Here in DC there is more snow and this gives me time to reflect on Spring which is just around the corner. From January to April, we are faced with getting students ready for the state assessments. This means that teachers are focusing on the border students who stand a chance of improving their scores [...]
Yazan: admin | 01 February 2010 | No Comments
Categories: ARRA, Assessment, School Improvement
41 states submitted applications for the Race to the Top program. Wiithin a matter of weeks the winners will be announced. The Race to the Top agenda is ambitious and includes many strategies to accelerate school improvement. Working with a team of experts, including professionals with content area expertise in math, reading, and writing, the Center [...]