Ideas For School Improvement

Improving Student Performance through Professional Learning Communities

Professional Learning Communities in Education

Professional Learning Communities in education – a hot topic but do they really work? Professional Learning Communities in education (PLC) are organized groups of teachers that have the goal of bettering instruction and student performance. Pioneered by Rick Dufour, author of Professional Learning Communities at Work: Best Practices for Enhancing Student Achievement, PLCs seek to address three questions: – What is it we expect students [...]

3 Daily Reminders for First Year Principals

First Year Principal

The job of a first year principal is one that very few people can understand until the first day of in-service when you realize that all the preparation in the world could not get you ready for the days ahead. I cannot begin to express the gamut of emotions- excitement, apprehension, joy, and nervousness. All of these things together make for a wonderful experience when [...]

Improving the Laws Against Cyber Bullying

Laws Against Cyber Bullying

Time to increase and improve the laws against cyber bullying! Bullying was once identified as the strong kids picking on the weak kids on the playground. Bullies would use their size and strength as intimidation, and kids felt helpless to defend themselves against their attacks. In recent years, bullying has become more than just a physical assault; bullies now attack their victims in cyberspace. This [...]

Unraveling the Homework Myth

The Homework Myth

One of the most discussed issues at dinner tables across America is homework, and if you ask a student who does not like it, then they will call it “The Homework Myth.” The Homework Myth refers to the idea that homework does not produce a noticeable increase in a student’s academic success. It is suggested that many teachers give hours of work a night and [...]

Hot Topics Changing the Direction of Education

Hot Topics In Education

Top 3 hot topics in education today! With the changing of educational standards, new breakthroughs in technology, and the every-changing best practices theories, there are many hot topics in education. Whether or not you have school-aged children now or will have soon in the near future, it is important that you keep up with these hot topics. It might not seem important to you, but [...]

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