During this super special episode extra of Ed’s (Not) Dead, we endeavor upon an excellent interview with the principal and assistant principal of Minnetonka High School; Mr. Jeffrey Erickson and Mr. Robb Virgin (respectively). Jeffrey...
By Douglas J. Mac Iver, PhD with Robert W. Dodd, EdD candidate in JHU’s School of Education Since CSOS’s founding, one of its enduring stated goals has been “to produce useful information on how changes...
Let’s talk about something that will probably annoy a large swath of teachers at the secondary level, along with a majority of post-secondary professors: please stop using the lecture method as your main instructional strategy...
Before you start freaking out and telling me how important curriculum is in a school, let me preface this whole article by saying that yes, curriculum is a very important part of a school’s program. The purpose of the article is to clarify what purpose curriculum should serve, expound on my experiences using curriculum as a panacea, and explain why schools are still, at their core, a people business.