The Wow Factor

Yazan: admin | 22 March 2010 | No Comments
Categories: Educational Innovations, School Improvement

Read “The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs” (Carmine Gallo, Columnist at Businessweek.com is the author) Copyright 2010. It is a great find and has much practical advice on marketing and presentations. I recently applied some of the strategies with excellent results. Here are a few of the highlights:
1. With Powerpoint slides DO NOT use bullets. [...]

International Comparisons

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 [...]

ARRA, Assessment, and School Improvement

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 [...]