Summer Reading 2016
May 27, 2016
Summer Reading I don’t know if you try to catch up on your reading over the summer, but in case you do, I have recently read four books that I cannot seem to get out...
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Promiscuous Professional Development
May 20, 2016
Schools are accustomed to changing –promiscuously and routinely without producing any improvement- Elmore. At Matchbook Learning, we’d like to put an end to...
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Coaching the 20 Mile March
April 27, 2016
Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice, and discipline. -Jim Collins This week I had...
READ MOREThe Extreme Sacrifice Detroit Parents Make to Access Better Schools
April 12, 2016
“The Extreme Sacrifice Detroit Parents Make to Access Better Schools” is a powerfully tragic piece by Erin Einhorn of the Atlantic Magazine that captures the connection...
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When I Grow Up…A Call for Teachers in Newark
April 02, 2016
I remember teachers from throughout my childhood. They were all mentors in their own ways and they all had some impact on my life. What a gift – to be in a profession...
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When I Grow Up…A Call for Teachers in Detroit
April 02, 2016
I remember teachers from throughout my childhood. They were all mentors in their own ways and they all had some impact on my life. What a gift – to be in a profession...
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Championship bound
March 18, 2016
Our Merit Prep boys basketball team made the Newark city finals last night. What a valiant effort by our boys as they made a serious, competitive back-and-forth...
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Riffing at SXSWedu
March 08, 2016
Bryan Setser talks about "Riffing at SXSWedu" conference in Austin, TX this week.
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Hacking the Student Life
February 26, 2016
"Education is the most powerful weapon, which you can use to change the world." –Nelson Mandela What does a Director of Culture do? I had this question on my mind as I...
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