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Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education and A Framework for School Success

February 14th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education and A Framework for School Success

The CEP (Character Education Partnership) has revised their Eleven Principles of Effective Character Education. These principles are the foundation of CEP’s philosophy on effective character building. Included is updated language to reflect current movements within education and the best practices being implemented in national schools of character model schools and districts. To take a detailed look … Read entire article »

Filed under: School Communication, Uncategorized

Videotaping Classroom Instruction – New Evaluation Models

December 7th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Videotaping Classroom Instruction – New Evaluation Models

Going by the wayside are the days of a single administrator visit to the classroom with a check-list of classroom conditions and teacher behaviors used to evaluate teachers.  These type of evaluations make it very easy for teachers to receive high marks but provide no feedback. New (some controversial) models emerging are: A group of education reformers suggest evaluating teachers primarily on the basis of their students’ standardized test scores, since teaching is ultimately about helping students … Read entire article »

Filed under: Education Reform, high school, School Communication, teacher evaluation, Teacher motivation, Teacher skills, technology in education

Jim Fitzpatrick on Developing a Strong School District Communication Strategy

December 1st, 2010 | Add a Comment

Jim Fitzpatrick on Developing a Strong School District Communication Strategy

Marty Weil, from Scholastic Administrator Magazine, quoted Jim Fitzpatrick, Co-Founder and President of  SchoolSpring, Inc., on  developing strong school communications… Use the Web Tools You Have “What I’ve seen recently is a dramatic increase in schools and school boards using online resources to communicate with staff and the public,” says Jim Fitzpatrick, retired superintendent of the Essex Town School District in Essex Junction, Vermont, and president of SchoolSpring.com, an online employment source … Read entire article »

Filed under: Featured, Future of Education, Jim Fitzpatrick, School Communication, technology in education