In an uncertain and rapidly changing world, Charles Fadel, founder of the Center...
Note: The following blog is the second of a three-part series on teacher inquiry.
In last week’s blog, I discussed the value of engaging in inquiry and how to develop questions or wonderings to guide your research. In this blog, I will cover some ways to collect data to inform your inquiry. Data essentially exists everywhere in your classroom and school—you just need to know where to look and possess strategies for accurately collecting it. What follows is a list of...
I wanted to share this "In the News" story. Perhaps, you can find it of use with your students. If, not, at least it should bring a smile to your face!
There are therapy dogs, cats, rabbits, and even a miniature horse. Now, the San Francisco International Airport has the first-ever therapy PIG. LiLou wears a vest which says, “Pet Me!” and wears different...
Note: The following blog is the first of a three-part series on teacher inquiry.
It might sound cliché but you’ve likely heard the phrase that a teacher should be a life-long learner. Ayres (1989) wrote that “teaching involves a search for meaning in the world. Teaching is a life-long project, a calling, a vocation that is an organizing center for all other activities.” Whatever your philosophy, it’s hard to argue that engaging in teacher inquiry provides many...
This year's tree was especially of interest to me because it came from a town near me and where I went to college . . . Oneonta, New...
Americans chose to elect a billionaire businessman, an outsider with no government experience, over Hillary Clinton, the candidate of the establishment. What economic and social forces might have prompted this upset in...
“The biggest surprise has been how little importance large portions of the electorate placed on whether statements made by candidates (or their surrogates) accord with the facts.” — Howard Gardner
Ever since he went to Wyoming Seminary secondary school, Howard Gardner says he has been captivated with...
On December 1, 1955, a tired seamstress living in Montgomery, Alabama, made history. Rosa Parks was an African American woman who broke the law when she refused to give up her seat on a crowded bus for a white passenger. Her act of civil disobedience resulted in her being kicked off the bus and her arrest! She was charged and found guilty of violating the segregation law of the city...