2 Great Books for 2013!

Thanks Wendy!

An effective framework for integrating comprehensive literacy or fluency (information, solution, media, collaboration and creativity) into the traditional curriculum to prepare students for a technology-driven and global culture.

Thanks Linda!

Re-thinking Presentations.

Baltimore vs. San Francisco - Love it!

Thank You!

Leaders don't differentiate themselves during the calm. The place they set themselves apart is in the storm. During crises, your team looks to you for direction and they gauge their "freak out" factor based on your reactions. 

Preparing for the worst during times of calm only enhances the likelihood you'll weather the inevitable storms ahead. Invest the time while you've got the time to think and plan; otherwise you'll have more than a natural disaster to deal with -- you'll have to rein in a team that's panicked and terrified, too.  

-- Mike Figliuolo

Excellence from the Middle Out: Frederick County Public Schools

Caution!

Share a Coke: STEM in Action

Thanks Larkin!

Good Vs. Evil

Thanks Mike Smith!

National Teacher of the Year: Give Us a Career Path

By Liana Heitin 

 

Rebecca Mieliwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, is on a mission to give her profession a facelift. When she received her award in April, the 7th grade science teacher from Burbank, Calif., said she planned to use her yearlong platform to help restore "dignity and admiration to teachers." She has also been outspoken about her support for tiered career ladders—coupled with differentiated pay—as a way to give teachers more career-advancement opportunities. 

  
In the months since being named NTOY, Mieliwocki has had no shortage of influential audiences. She has given speeches at several large, national conferences, discussed education policy with governors, and sat down for a two-hour meeting with arguably the country's most influential education funder, Microsoft founder Bill Gates.

We caught up with Mieliwocki recently to ask her about her visions for the teaching profession and how she sees some of the most pressing education issues playing out for teachers across the country.

National Teacher of the Year: Give Us a Career Path

Higher Performing Middle Schools

Higher-performing middle schools build a culture of success by consistently maintaining these five common elements:

A report on best practices in New York State middle schools. Part of Just For the Kids–New York by the University at Albany.