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When Does Homework Hurt More Than it Helps?

Diversity, Equity, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching

Preventing Adolescent Immigrant Dropouts

If refugee students are to stay in school, schools need to respond fully to their academic needs.

by: Elizabeth J. Noseworthy

Engagement, Indigenous Learning, Opinion, Pathways

Don’t call me a dropout!

by: Dr. Kate Tilleczek

Assessment, Engagement, Opinion, Pathways, School Community

Reaching Every Student – Every Day

Four essential factors for developing an alternative school for at-risk students

by: Andrew Mead

Engagement, Opinion, Pathways, Teaching

6 Secrets for Engaging Males in Learning

We need to unleash motivated engagement and discretionary effort in boys long before they might consider dropping out, beginning in elementary school.

by: Edmond Dixon

Opinion

The Rocky Road to Dropping Out

by: Holly Bennett

EdTech & Design, Leadership, Opinion, Teaching

Making a Difference in Our Schools

by: Robert Goyette

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Promising Practices

Putting an End to Combined Grade Thinking

Challenging Assumptions About Age-Based Learning

by: Stephen Hurley

Opinion, Teaching

Connecting Some Thinking Around Effective Professional Development

Context: The Warp and the Weft

by: Stephen Hurley

EdTech & Design, Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

Moving Beyond “Sit’n’Git” Pro-D

We need to rethink conferences and professional learning so that they better align with what we want to see in classrooms

by: Chris Wejr

Opinion, Teaching

Teaching is a ‘Way of Being’ – Part 3

Implications for Professional Learning

by: Peter Skillen

Leadership, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

The Patchwork Pieces of Professional Development

A response to the teacher PD dilemma

by: Nancy Matthews

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Teaching

Meeting the Challenge of Infusing Relevant PD in Schools

A combination of face-to-face learning with online engagement will help educators meet the needs of their diverse student populations

by: Kevin Cormier, Lyle Hamm

Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

Professional Development: a recipe

for sustained learning and a healthy school culture.

by: Jennifer Delvecchio

Leadership, Opinion, Teaching

Leap, Pull, Play: A Framework for Innovative Professional Development

by: Elisa Carlson and Donna VanSant

EdTech & Design, Opinion, School Community, Teaching

My Two PD Hats

Having dual school board roles highlights the need for building both choice and trust into teacher PD opportunities

by: Amy Smith

Opinion, Research, School Community, Teaching

A Design-Based Approach To Teachers’ Professional Learning

Through a design-based, iterative learning process, classroom teachers gain practical knowledge of “know-how” and “know-why”

by: Dr. Sharon Friesen, Dr. Michele Jacobsen

Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

A Case for Teachers to Develop Professional Wisdom

More than just training, effective pro-d should raise teaching from a trade to a profession

by: Bruce Beairsto

EdTech & Design, Opinion, Teaching

Developing Teacher Candidates in a Networked World

It’s no longer enough for faculties of education to deliver static, technical courses on the methods of teaching

by: Dr. Alec Couros, Katia Hildebrandt

Engagement, Opinion, Teaching

Some Simple Changes for Dramatic Gains

We’ll never see big changes in student learning without considering big changes to teacher learning

by: Dean Shareski