by Heather MacCorkle | Jan 26, 2015 | Business, Education, Teaching
This is a lecturette – an introductory presentation for a training session – that will help new trainers develop sessions that will engage their students and promote retention of...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 20, 2014 | Education, Teaching
During a recent training session on standards-based education, this question came up: [icon name=”quote-left” class=””]With all the education reforms going on, how can the reform leaders motivate the teachers? How do they get buy in? The...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 22, 2014 | Education, Learning, Teaching
Update: I intended, but didn’t, include guardians in the list of those who are stakeholders in a child’s education. I apologize to the many wonderful people who care for children and hold titles other than parent, such as “Grandparent,”...
by Heather MacCorkle | Aug 14, 2014 | Education, Learning, Teaching
Did I get your attention with that headline? I hope so, but at the same time, I am dismayed. For a long time, I have tried to stay away from the “[Enter a number here]” headline that pervades educational blogs. Still, it is nice to have folks read the...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jun 30, 2014 | Blogging, Education, Learning, Teaching
Meet Walt. Walt is going into his sophomore year of high school. He is facing all the things a typical teen faces: teenage ennui, peer-pressure, awkwardness, hormonal imbalance, and pressure at school to succeed. One thing that he is not dealing with is the...
by Heather MacCorkle | May 15, 2014 | Teaching
Here’s an article by an author who likes to celebrate days like this. 5 WAYS TO CELEBRATE NATIONAL CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE DAY...
