Posted by Chip on August 1, 2011
Peter DeWitt, EdD, is an elementary school principal in upstate New York and an education writer. His articles have appeared in state, national, and international publications. He writes a blog for Education Week entitled Finding Common Ground. Here Peter gives us firsthand reporting on the Save Our Schools March on Washington this past weekend. JOIN [...]
Categories: Education Reform |
Tags: Diane Ravitch, Education Reform, Peter DeWitt, Save Our Schools March on Washington | 
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Posted by Chip on July 27, 2011
In a July 19th education article in the New York Times, Alan Schwarz detailed a chilling report showing extraordinarily high numbers of student suspensions and expulsions in Texas. The report was recently released by the nonpartisan Justice Center at the Council of State Governments. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Schoolwide Issues |
Tags: Alan Schwarz, Babs Freeman-Loftis, Education Reform, Responsive School Discipline, Tools of the Mind | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on July 19, 2011
I’m proud to announce the publication of a new book for school and teacher leaders that I co-authored with my colleague, Babs Freeman-Loftis. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word “Comments” below the entry [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Schoolwide Issues, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: Babs Freeman-Loftis, Education Reform, Responsive Classroom Schools Conference, Responsive School Discipline, schoolwide discipline | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on June 6, 2011
Two more great pieces of writing appeared recently in Education Week. One is Joan F. Goodman’s Commentary (May 25th) “When Students Are Silenced.” The other is Alisha Coleman-Kiner’s online Commentary (May 26th) “Leading with Love at Booker T. Washington.” JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Teachers & Teaching, The Responsive Classroom® approach, Thinking Developmentally |
Tags: Alisha Coleman-Kiner, Booker T. Washington High School, Developmental Designs, Education Reform, Joan F. Goodman, moral education, Obama commencement address, Responsive Classroom approach, student agency, Tools of the Mind | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on April 25, 2011
I’ve enjoyed hearing readers’ comments about my series of blog posts on making homework meaningful. Recently, I had a wonderful comment from R.C. Feder on this topic. Here’s a bit of that comment, with a link to a video that a group of students made on the subject of homework. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: Education Reform, homework, sixth graders | 1 Comment »
Posted by Chip on April 11, 2011
Looking for specific ideas to enliven and infuse meaning into your homework assignments and connect them to your next day’s lessons in the classroom? Here are five “outside-the-box” strategies guaranteed to make your students smile, think, and learn. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Parent Questions & Concerns, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: Education Reform, homework, homework ideas, Parent Questions & Concerns | Post a Comment »
Posted by Chip on April 7, 2011
Here’s something schools could do to guarantee the creation of a home–school compact that aims to make homework meaningful to students, teachers, and parents: Adopt a practice of teaching homework. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Parent Questions & Concerns, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: Education Reform, homework, interactive modeling, Parent Questions & Concerns, school reform | 2 Comments »
Posted by Chip on April 4, 2011
… unless the teacher uses it in the classroom the next day as part of the lesson being taught. JOIN THE CONVERSATION! Ask Chip a question or share your own thoughts! —If you’re reading this entry on the blog site, click “Post a Comment” or the word “Comments” below the entry —If you’re reading this [...]
Categories: Education Reform, Teachers & Teaching |
Tags: Education Reform, homework, Parent Questions & Concerns, Race to Nowhere, school reform | 12 Comments »
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