Introducing The Rigor Project
According to the “Teachers Know Best” report from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, teachers are...
Surprises from Bloom’s “2 Sigma Problem”
I recently heard Jim Shelton, President of Chan Zuckerberg Education, speak about Benjamin Bloom’s...
Three things we’ve learned about student ownership of learning
The promise of instilling ownership of learning in students has been proffered for decades. Ask...
What America can learn from the world’s smartest schools
Since 2000, the Program for International School Assessment (PISA) has been testing high-school...
Why do learning relationships matter?
I recently read an article in the New York Times about a viral Twitter hashtag created by Kyle...
Step Inside a PowerMyLearning Partner School
I invite you to watch a brief NationSwell video about PowerMyLearning and why I love coming to work...
Lose your focus to solve THIS problem
Have you ever had a sudden insight, or a “Eureka!” moment? One of those times when you’re working...
Have we gotten “Mastery Learning” wrong?
The expression “mastery learning” is frequently used in the personalized learning space. I often...
We need to be careful…
I recently learned about the seminal work of Neel Doshi and Lindsey McGregor in understanding...
What do travel agents and teachers have in common?
Why did Paul English, the co-founder of Kayak, launch a new travel company that puts humans back in...
Lessons from Union City
I think we need to have an honest discussion about the tension between supporting personalized...