The following is an excerpt from a forthcoming book I hope to finish this year. I also recently read a great article that reinforced my thinking on this topic. Please take the time to go to https://goo.gl/CwzLQX and read a perspective on the “achievement gap” that is thought provoking by Dr. Camika Royal. The importance of the underlying “operating system”…
Tag: Industrial age school
Change Your School Today…It’s Easy!
What kind of innovator are you? Maybe a better question is: what type of innovator do we need in education? After reading about the work of economist David Galenson and his theory of innovation, I believe we can answer this question. The stereotypical innovator is someone that comes up with the big, earth shattering idea, product or art that changes…
Acceptable Loss in Education
Jess Millard is an elementary school principal in the Northern Tioga School District. He has been working hard over the past six years to help the school become uncompromisingly learner-centered. His journey is filled with a lot of hard work and dedication on the part of him and the staff at Clark Wood Elementary School in Elkland, PA. A few…