Here’s my preliminary list, which I’ve been promising to post for quite a while now. I’ve already received several suggestions for books to add, so I’ll update when I can.
Black, P., Harrison, C., Lee, C., Marshall, B., & Wiliam, D. (2004). Assessment for learning: Putting it into practice. Milton Keynes: Open University Press.
Brophy, J. (2004). [...]
Lots of things running through my head. Here’s an update.
I know I just wrote about Michelle Rhee, but here’s another post from the same blog, this time about Arne Duncan. That’s another job that I really want and really don’t want, both at the same time. And I’m no danger of getting it, so that’s [...]
Sometimes I fantasize about what I would do if I held a different position–like being superintendent of the DC public schools. This lasts, I would say, about 8.2 seconds, and then I come to my senses.
Luckily, the position of the superintendent of the DC public schools is taken by a far more interesting and inflammatory [...]
OK, here’s a good story for you. Well, it made me happy.
Last year, we started working with the principals on a vision for good instruction, as described in the book Change Leadership. I talked about that in this post, which is mostly about learning walks. But that’s not all there was to it. The first [...]
