5th Graders Speak Out – Survey Results
As luck would have it, in the past month 4 elementary schools used our student survey, and so we have …
Previous articles
12 Ways to Kill Understanding by Design (UbD) from the Start
Sigh. Despite our cautions, well-meaning local change agents continue to make mistakes in how Understanding by Design (UbD) is implemented. …
A Fair Test: Ban Secrecy
What’s the point of standardized tests? [O]n Wednesday, Barbara Byrd-Bennet, the [Chicago] district CEO, said that she still has big concerns …
The Two Biggest Mistakes in the Common Core Standards
The current strong backlash to the Standards is completely predictable. Any time there is a major push to reform an …
Argument – the Core of the Common Core – and a clarifying example
The Common Core Standards make crystal clear that college and professional workplace readiness demand student ability to read and write …
A PS to the guest post on shadowing HS students (and the author revealed)
So… Over 650,000 read the previous guest post on the shadowing of two HS students. And over 250 readers wrote comments, most of …
A veteran teacher turned coach shadows 2 students for 2 days – a sobering lesson learned
The following account comes from a veteran HS teacher who just became a Coach in her building. Because her experience …
What would you do? A Thought Experiment in Supervision
Here is a little provocation for all readers of this blog who play or would like to play some sort …
Wanted: Feedback, wish list, and stories for 3rd edition of UbD
Jay and I are beginning the challenge of developing the 3rd edition of Understanding by Design and we would love …
Wanted: real curriculum leaders, not just managers
What is leadership in curriculum? Whatever the answer, the question should not be confused with a related but far different …
