3.2.1. The power of one minute, how to discover something useful, and clinging to old truths
3.2.1. The power of one minute, how to discover something useful, and clinging to old truths
Grades do not support assessment results
Grades and Standardized Test Scores Aren’t Matching Up. Here’s Why
Major decisions that affect the trajectory of students’ lives hinge on their high school grades: in-class support they might or might not receive, college admission offers, and potentially financial aid.
But how much weight should educators and college admissions officers actually give to the course grades that show up on students’ transcripts? After all, researchers have found a mismatch between those grades and scores on standardized tests such as the SAT and ACT—and that mismatch appears only to be growing.
Turning schools around
Appointed to lead Texas’ largest district during a state takeover last year, Mike Miles is embracing a model of wholescale systemic change.
Turning around a school district is no small feat — especially when that district is the largest in Texas and eighth largest in the U.S. But Houston Independent School District Superintendent Mike Miles doesn’t shy away from bold, wholesale change.
The former U.S. Army Ranger and diplomat to Poland and Russia has spent three decades as an educator. In that time, he has led the Harrison School District in Colorado and the Dallas Independent School District, in addition to founding Third Future Schools, a nonprofit charter school operator he resigned from to take the job in Houston.
Do all students have access to college readiness programs?
The Individuals with Disabilities in Education Act requires schools to identify and serve children who need tailored support to succeed academically, and to “prepare them for further education, employment and independent living.” Organized as a series of six briefs, a new report from the Center for Learner Equity finds a devastating lack of access to the opportunities that make college possible.
Introverts are dynamic leaders
How Leaders Fail Introverts and 3 Strategies That Lead to Success
Introverts thrive when you adapt to their strengths.
I know better, but I screwed up a meeting with an introvert. Here’s the refresher I gave to myself afterward.
Be in the right frame of mind
Don’t avoid a difficult conversation, but be sure to go into it in the right frame of mind, writes Marlene Chism.
Every big problem in an organization can be traced back to a conversation that should have happened but didn’t. If you listed all the avoided conversations in the scope of a year, you’d likely see a correlation between avoidance and escalation. While initiating conversations sounds simple, starting conversations at the wrong time can escalate problems. While important conversations should never be avoided altogether, this article highlights three situations when it’s more strategic to delay a conversation.
