A Better Path to Learning

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  • Let’s Try a New Type of Learning Cohort

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    The school year is coming to an end. Research tells us more black, brown, and poor kids will end this year more under-performing schools than white, middle-class youngsters – a lot more. Most of the black, brown, and poor kids, attending these low-achieving campuses are, destined for summer school, a place traditionally reserved for kids…

  • What’s a Learning Coach?

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    A learning coach is not a teacher. Most public-school teachers utilize lesson planning, which includes instructional strategies, to present a state-approved curriculum to their students. Most of those strategies are judged successful or not by a state-approved standardized test at the end of a teaching cycle, usually 36 weeks. A learning coach creates a learning…

  • Why School Districts Don’t Play Well with Their Communities

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    I’m heading over to our local high school tonight for a listening session. A student was shot and killed recently at another high school here in Des Moines and the school district is hosting a series of listening sessions to receive feedback from the community on school safety. I’m interested in hearing what the conversation…

  • Friday News Roundup…

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    It’s a rainy morning in Iowa this morning. Time to review this week’s news so I can make like a duck and head over to the Drake Relays today. The Education Culture War is Raging. But for Most Parents, It’s Background Noise (NPR) This one is a head scratcher. In a new national poll conducted…

  • Everyone Needs a Learning Plan

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    Last week I wrote a column focused on the The Scouting Report. To review, The Scouting Report introduces a learning assessment process that asks you where you are with your own learning. It can be used by both adults and young adults alike. It is the first step in establishing a true personalized learning plan.…

  • If You Don’t Believe Me, Ask Bev

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    I’ve been accused of being a grim reaper of sorts when it comes to my public education outlook. My critics tell me that nothing is ever good enough when it comes to these places we call school. Well, if wanting the best for our kids when it comes to their learning and at the same…

  • Our Public School System is Experiencing Catastrophic Failure

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    I ran across an interesting article on the web recently. It was written by Leks Drakos, a self-described rogue academic with a PhD from the University of Kent, whose research interests include human resources, diversity/equity/inclusion/accessibility, contemporary culture, post-apocalyptica, and monster studies. Drakos wrote the article for Process St., a group who builds processes for businesses…

  • Friday News Roundup…

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    It’s Friday! Time for another installment of the “Friday News Roundup.” Let’s get to it! The U.S. Suffers From a Substitute Teacher Shortage (NPR) According to a NPR story earlier this week, schools don’t have enough short-term teachers to fill in the gaps for regular teachers missing a day. District in Illinois are now holding…

  • Best of the Best: School’s Out!

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    I know I promised a column on The Learning Plan today, the step after The Scouting Report, but a request for “Best of the Best” came in and should take priority. So, I’m sharing “School’s Out,” an article I wrote with a group of forward learning thinkers awhile back. The Learning Plan column will be…

  • Do You Know Where You Are with Your Own Learning?

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    For a learning plan to be effective, you must start with a personal needs assessment determining where you currently when it comes to the learning skills you want to improve on. A few years ago, I was fortunate to partner with Matt Barnes, a dedicated parent coach and learning creator, in Texas to launch The…