High-stakes testing of student achievement does not improve student learning, and … high-stakes evaluation does not improve teacher […]
Category Archive: managing change
Don’t confront me with my failures, I had not forgotten them. – Jackson Browne A couple of years ago […]
“We leave something of ourselves behind when we leave a place, we stay there, even though we go […]
There is a crucial scene in the Stephen Spielberg movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where the […]
This weekend I attended the Teacher’ Overseas Recruiting Fair at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. I find this […]
“Everything is changing. All the time. And you can’t stop it. And your attempts to stop it actually […]
“Those who implement changes in assessment, grading, professional practices and policies risk not only confrontation, but also unpopularity, […]
A consistent message repeatedly expressed about schools today is that the need for change is urgent, compelling, imminent. […]
“Wild Christian brothers sharpening their leathers / Learn it by heart, that’s the rule / All I remember is dreading September and school” – Mick Hanly
While few doubt the need for schools to innovate, often, it seems, some school leaders – innovation chasers – those who are keen to attach the label of “innovator” to themselves, have failed to understand what innovation really means.
