October 17th 2011
Recently, I have noticed a consistent question coming up in post-conferences, usually from my perspective … Who is working harder — the teacher or the students? … How do you know? Since I desire for my feedback to be honest and practical, I have brainstormed some ways to ensure that your students are working (thinking, [...]
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September 14th 2011
I find it amazing that every set of classroom rules, developed by either the teacher and/or the students, seems to always begin with respect. As humans (especially teenagers), we all crave respect; Aretha Franklin even spells it out in a song and with pipes no one will ever forget. In a lot of my new [...]
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March 21st 2011
Goal 23: Integrate Technology Effectively “The most exciting breakthroughs of the 21st century will not occur because of technology but because of an expanding concept of what it means to be human.” ~ John Naisbitt Our school district recently adopted the Danielson teacher evaluation rubric as a means of assessing effective teaching with a focus [...]
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March 3rd 2011
Goal 16: Change Your Environment “We live in a wonderful world that is full of beauty, charm and adventure. There is no end to the adventures we can have if only we seek them with our eyes open.” – Jawaharial Nehru I was talking with a former student the other day who had recently written [...]
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February 6th 2011
As a mentor and teacher evaluator, I have learned so much about what research proves is effective teaching. In our district, we have recently adopted the Charlotte Danielson Framework for teaching (http://www.danielsongroup.org/) as a rubric for teacher evaluation. The rubric provides many valuable tools for improving student achievement since the focus of the observation is [...]
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