Dear Elizabeth,
Thanks for commenting on my posting on Confidence–I am so glad that Facebook has made us intellectual neighbors again, even though we live in different countries. I enjoy reading about your life these days, and freely confess to being envious often of the life you live.
In my current position, where I have the opportunity [...]
Today is a professional development day in 27J, and I’m not there, which is not ideal. However, the Drop-out Prevention Summit is scheduled on the same day, so that’s where I am right now, and writing this because I can make so many connections between what’s being said and other things that loom large in [...]
OK, I hate to be a name-dropper BUT… I had a little e-mail exchange with Rick Stiggins the other day. I wrote to ask him about what he says in his presentations with regard to the role of experiencing success in building successful, motivated students. He is particularly eloquent on that topic. He pointed me [...]
I’ve been thinking a lot about why Overland Trail’s professional development was so good. Here’s my list:
It built on what they’ve already done. Last year they worked on clarity of target, and providing feedback is crucial in moving students closer to the target.
It was really well planned. A lot of thought, a lot of time, [...]
