As a teacher, I always sent the same message to my students that I do to my staff — make sure to find the time to balance your life out, because you can only work as hard as your body and mind will enable you the ability to do so. …

What does it mean to assess? I have written about the shift in focus from the product to the process, and I thought it was time to break down what the process could look like and how we can measure it. Varied assessments are a must. Varied means a choice…

If you stare into a blank field over the vastness of empty and untouched hills and plains of the US, you can’t help but to imagine what could be in existence at some point, some day years from now. If you considered education reform in the same regard, what should…

Evaluating students without bench marks that we are used to, opens massive doors in education, yet not one of us has gone through and made it anywhere yet. What I mean is, without state assessments in place, we are now having to look at our schools with a new perspective…

When you consider our current education system, and evaluate the system on a holistic scale, we are close to perfect. The only thing that really prevents any sort of change, is our assessment. Unfortunately, this is the largest area that could possibly need improvement, and because of that — the…

I remember the first time I saw a syllabus in college and it was super overwhelming. My first class, was Business 101 — and when the bloat passed out the packet of paper, I took one, passed it around and dug in only to find the entire course layout, homework…

Remember when everyone in the US would ask, how are you using data in your school? I hated that question, because I knew the person asking had no idea how to answer it usually, and that’s because everyone’s answer at their site, is unique. …

If you are a school leader, I have some advice for you so you make good decisions at this crucial time in your school’s existence. …

Special Education is one of the most layered aspects of any system. A school needs someone to assess and diagnose student learning discrepancies. Then someone to turn that diagnosis into an educational path in which that student can be accommodated so they can learn more efficiently. …