Finding the Right Mix for Blended Learning Success
Many school leaders are looking for new ways to raise student scores and make teachers more effective while also engaging students in their learning. One alternative that has been gaining popularity is the concept of “blended learning,” a term new to many educators, but with a history that is decades old, having been first introduced […]
Beware the pitfalls and landmines on the road to Data Driven
If you have attended an educational conference in the past few years, you have heard or become familiar with the term “data driven.” These two words have become a standard mantra in the education reform movement. Books such as “Leverage Leadership” describe the progress that can be made when school leaders strategically use data to […]
Why learn to swim if there is no water? The 4 Es.
(Education – Exposure – Employment – Entrepreneurship) Educators and non-educators are now pushing for serious and lasting education reform. At the same time, lower income boys are gunned down on a near weekly basis throughout the country. The most horrific shootings, often caught on video, are shown over and over on 24 hour news shows, […]
Biggest Winner Campaign expands to McDonogh 32 Charter School
“You can do anything you put your mind to…” The Biggest Winner Math Challenge has started at John McDonogh 32 Literacy Charter School in New Orleans. This is the start of a year long program of on-line learning, school wide celebrations and ongoing qualifications for performance based awards. School leaders are continuously informed of each […]
Algiers Charter School Association Announces Biggest Winner Program Expansion
As the New Orleans school year begins, Algiers Charter School Association CEO, Adrian Morgan, announces in front of an audience of hundreds of employees, the expansion of the Ed Inquiry Biggest Winner Challenge program. Launched in November of 2013 at the Eisenhower Academy of Global Studies, The Biggest Winner engages students, parents and teachers in […]
