Author: Matthew Lynch
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Lessons from Educators on the Big Screen: Part I
The factor that ultimately determines how successful students will become academically is the teacher(s) that they are assigned to. The qualities of good teachers are varied; ... -
Diverse Conversations: Learning to Lead
Many administrators in higher education rise from the faculty. However, when a faculty member is promoted to an administrative position, becoming a director, department chair, or ... -
Smart Seating Charts: The Key to Better Student Performance?
Teachers have long known that not every student is perfectly suited to traditional classroom setups, but with budgets tight, doling out individual attention is not always ... -
Early Learning, Environmental Lessons and STEM Prioritization: Trends in K-12 Education for 2014, Part III
This week I’ve been talking about the trends I foresee making a big impact in K-12 classrooms in 2014. Already I’ve looked at the BYOD movement, ... -
Implementing and Sustaining School Reform
It is obviously hard to institute sustainable school reform when much of the reform undertaken in schools is the result of constant policymaking and changes mandated ... -
Still a Stretch: Why Race to the Top Spending is Stunted
One of the education issues that President Obama has been the most vocal in reforming is America’s need to lead the world in number of college ... -
Teachers: 3 Quick, Simple Tips to Stay Insanely Productive Without Losing Steam
Teachers have strong commitments to their work. Most of them feel passionately about teaching, and see it as a “calling.” The emotions that teachers undergo include ... -
Allstate raises funds for HBCU scholarships
**The Edvocate is pleased to publish guest posts as way to fuel important conversations surrounding P-20 education in America. The opinions contained within guest posts are ... -
Elements of Strategic Leadership
To determine the traits in schools that provide short term effectiveness and long term success, we rely on a model of strategic leadership formulated by Davies, ... -
Texting, Tweeting and Terrible Grammar in K-12 Schools
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 ...