Monthly Archives: January 2016
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6 Ways to Help K-12 Students Fall in Love with Learning
What students desire from their school experience is not necessarily what their parents and members of the larger community want them to learn or experience. Only ... -
Distributed Leadership as Distributed Influence Processes
Leadership is an influence process that changes how others act or think. Therefore, one way of determining leadership is by investigation of its consequences. There are ... -
Here Are 4 of My Thoughts on Whether Universal Pre-K is Necessary
In his State of the Union address, President Obama brought up the topic of universal Pre-Kindergarten learning and praised the programs already in place in states ... -
Digital Doom? 3 Effects of Texting and Tweeting on Students’ Writing Skills
Internet and cell phone cultures have brought a whole new meaning to American slang. Not only are kids these days speaking informally, but now those relaxed ... -
Is Education the Most Important Civil Rights Issue of All?
Education is the single most important asset when it comes to equal Civil Rights, according to First Lady Michelle Obama. She made the remarks while addressing guests ... -
5 Recent Developments That Have Changed the State of For-Profit Education
It’s really no secret that more people are seeking out alternative forms of higher education, and that non-traditional students are more commonplace as a result. For-profit ... -
Here Are 4 of My Thoughts on Whether Universal Pre-K is Necessary
In his State of the Union address, President Obama brought up the topic of universal Pre-Kindergarten learning and praised the programs already in place in states ... -
The Crucial Role of Parental Involvement
By Matthew Lynch It is beyond any doubt that low-performing schools would benefit from developing strong parent-school partnerships. However, it is not always easy to promote ... -
3 Important Digital Resources for Student Success
The Internet is full of resources for teachers – time-management software, lesson plan ideas, and wealth upon wealth of informative websites. But the Internet isn’t just ... -
Math Learning – A Universal Language?
Fifth-grade students at Woodward Elementary School had an interesting math assignment this fall: watching college football games. Though seemingly fun on the surface, the assignment had ...