Saturday, January 30, 2016

Micro-Credentialing: Potential New Professional Development System or Fad?

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Last evening, while participating in an #NCED Chat, I encountered a new idea for professional development called “micro-credentialing.” To ...
Friday, January 29, 2016

Philosophical Ramblings About Getting an EdD Degree

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In 2013, I embarked on a journey. I began working on my EdD degree in educational leadership. There are many reasons why one would take on ...
Thursday, January 14, 2016

Tribute to Joe Bower and His ‘Love of Learning’

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I’ve been disconnected for a bit due to the demands of being a school administrator and as a student working on my on education, so that exp...
Thursday, January 7, 2016

NC Lt. Governor Nixes State Charter School Report Because It’s Too Negative and He Doesn’t Like It

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What happens in North Carolina when a state politician does not like what’s in a report on charter schools? They change it. Our own Lt. Gov...
Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Accountability and Testing: Systems of Educator Mistrust

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Accountability systems whether in education, business, or government are based on mistrust; a mistrust that those who are its subjects are u...
Thursday, December 17, 2015

Do PISA Scores Really Mean Anything? Not Much!

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Do PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) scores really matter? One would think so, because every time the latest round of scor...
Friday, December 11, 2015

“After School:” Mobile SM App for High Schoolers Offers Potential Headaches for Educators

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Yesterday, I stumbled across this post on the Washington Post web site: “Millions of Teens Are Using a New App to Post Anonymous Thoughts, a...