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August 2009
Professional Staff Development
August 20, 2009
Quality, ongoing professional development is essential in the process and progress of continual school reform. The National Staff Development Council has created Standards for Staff Development. The information is divided into three areas: Context Standards addresses Learning Communities,... Read More ⇒
Accountability
August 14, 2009
The Education Equality Project has recently released a position paper on accountability. “The Educational Equality Project Position Paper Series on Accountability” provides great background information on the accountability movement to date and is peppered with excellent and meaningful quotes,... Read More ⇒
Middle Grades
August 12, 2009
The August issue of the Education Commission of the States’ Progress of Educational Reform provides highlights of recent research addressing how to improve student success in the middle grades. The issue provides the following statistical information: · “National Assessment of Educational Progress... Read More ⇒
Principal Leadership
August 11, 2009
The Southern Regional Educational Board recently released a study entitled, “The District Leadership Challenge: Empowering Principals to Improve Teaching and Learning.” The study drew conclusions from confidential interviews with 22 high school principals “implementing the SREB High Schools That... Read More ⇒
Think Before You Act
August 6, 2009
A July 30, 2009 article on the Harvard Business website speaks about learning how to manage ourselves—a great quality for someone who wants to lead. You can access the entire article by following this link:... Read More ⇒
ED issues rules on ed-tech stimulus funds
August 3, 2009
In today’s edition of eSchoolNews there is an article about the ed-tech stimulus funds. You can read the entire article by clicking on the following link: http://www.eschoolnews.com/news/top-news/index.cfm?print&i=59920 New guidance has been issued by the U.S. Department of Education... Read More ⇒
