By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton Robert Slavin’s recent blog article “A Powerful Hunger for Evidence-Proven Technology” examines the impacts, or lack thereof, of increased technology in education. In this piece, he contemplates whether or not technology in the classroom has lived up to its expectation. Originally, the idea behind the use of computer-assisted learning was that these […]
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- July 14, 2020
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- July 7, 2020
By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton Our previous blog posts (The Importance of the Parent/Teacher Relationship & Parent and Teacher Relationships: How Communication is Key) focus on why parental involvement matters in schools and how parents and teachers can establish trusting relationships. These are both important to a student’s ultimate success in school. Family engagement can increase […]
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- February 5, 2020
By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently released the first report in a series of three on tracking states’ teacher policies. This particular report focused on evaluation policies for teachers and principals. This report is particularly important in that it places all 50 states and the District of Columbia […]
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- January 7, 2020
By Grace Shelton @GraceCShelton Why Surveys Matter Surveys are an important tool in determining what education stakeholders need. Policymakers and practitioners can gain a lot of knowledge and insight into the needs of their students, parents, teachers, and administrative staff through the use of well-designed surveys. That is why more and more evaluative processes […]
