Principals in the Classroom For 18 years, Albemarle County Schools in Virginia has been using the eWalk software to collect classroom walkthrough data. The eWalk team had the opportunity to speak with Dr. Clare Keiser, Assistant Superintendent for Organizational...
As of May 2013, work in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) accounted for more than 16 million jobs, representing 13 percent of all employment in the United States, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The average annual wage for STEM jobs was...
The most irritating but legitimate question teachers hear every day is “When will I ever use this in real life?” And though it is true that not everything students learn in school will have a direct application to their lives in the world outside the...
I have been very fortunate to have three of my assistant principals spend the past seven years with me. Recently one of my long-time assistants made the decision to change levels and move to middle school. Her desire is to be a middle school principal and when the...
Seventy-four percent of teachers say that technology enables them to reinforce and expand on content, according to a PBS survey. In fact, digital learning has become so popular in the workplace that February 17 is Digital Learning Day. Teaching in the digital age goes...
Recently my state has moved to a new leadership evaluation for school administrators. The new system consists of eight leadership standards for which I must provide artifacts and evidence to demonstrate my competency in each area. I am telling you this because over...
