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NPR has provided an interesting education story about schools that allow students to take school devices home over the summer. The opportunity is provided to address the “summer slide” – the loss of learning known to occur over the summer. … Continue reading →

I came across this post on academic jargon while reading a higher ed blog post. The post reminded me of something I had read describing introductory texts in my own discipline (psychology). The comment was that there were more new … Continue reading →

I have this sense that educators rely too heavily on Twitter to identify useful professional information. While there is some benefit to the discovery that results from the randomness of crowd experiences, I still think there is value in a … Continue reading →

Here is the second in my recommendations for books educators might read this summer. This set focuses on books about educational practice. Kahn – The One Room Schoolhouse – this might now be described as an oldie, but goodie. This … Continue reading →

I have observed that other bloggers with an audience of educators have been suggesting books for summer reading. I have decided to do the same. My first set of recommendations concerns what I would describe as an attempt to broaden the … Continue reading →

Urging innovation seems a political position that is too easy. I guess the idea is to encourage exploration by promising not to judge. Or, perhaps the suggestion amounts to “I have no ideas, but change sounds good.” US News and … Continue reading →