Brainpower

Brainpower

The Game Has Changed Perspectives June 2007 A mere generation or two ago, a strong back, stamina and loyalty were a guarantee of regular employment. But with the rise of the high-technology sector and the gradual shifting of the economy away from agriculture and...
Formative Assessment: Helping Students Grow

Formative Assessment: Helping Students Grow

“Formative assessment is a feedback loop between the teacher and the student” NCTE Council Chronicle March 2007 What do class discussions, quick writes, reader response journals, quizzes, and writing conferences all have in common? They are all examples of...
The First Amendment

The First Amendment

A Powerful Way to Teach Critical Thinking NCTE Council Chronicle September 2006 Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or the press, or the right of the people...
High Noon for Higher Education

High Noon for Higher Education

“Right to Rise” Forms Cornerstone of U.S. Higher Education Illinois Alumni magazine May 2006 In 1636, a mere 16 years after landing on North America’s shores, the Pilgrims put themselves to another task — establishing Harvard University. More than 100 years later,...
Firm Believers

Firm Believers

Personal trainers can push, push, push you to get fit and even ease your aches AARP The Magazine May 2006 There’s no gentle way to put it: Bea D’Angelo was flabby. The owner of The Red Parrot, a popular beach restaurant in Hull, Massachusetts, Bea was so weak “she...