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September 30, 2024 A benefit of working in an independent school is the ability to...
October 1, 2024 President of the OESIS Network, Sanje Ratnavale, begins his contribution to the...
September 12, 2024 The National Association of Independent Schools is spotlighting the idea of “navigating...
November 22, 2023, and July 17, 2024 Change always involves a dark night when everything falls...
May 28, 2024 In Jonathan Haidt’s justly acclaimed new book, The Anxious Generation: How the...
September 19, 2023 It was 2004 when a teacher of color was sent by the girls’ school at which he taught to Hawaii for the People of Color Conference (POCC). Coincidently, it was also the start of a movement at independent schools to challenge...
January 7, 2025 Our world is in disarray and now it is vital that educators are supported to assist their students to understand and manage the changing landscapes that surround them locally and globally. Can teachers identify and maximize appropriate Professional Development (PD) opportunities...
December 6, 2023 Revolutionizing Teacher Professional Development with Agile In education, the growth and development of teachers are the linchpin to unlocking the full potential of students. With teaching methodologies evolving rapidly and the demand for constant improvement, innovative approaches have become a necessity....
August 10, 2023 I still appreciate the opportunities I had as a small child because my mother was a reading teacher. In kindergarten, Miss Brown ultimately turned over the responsibility for class reading in a circle to me. In third grade, we read assigned...
July 13, 2023 What if professional development were seamlessly integrated into the day-to-day operation of every school and district? What if districts or departments within a school collaborated on relevant training? What if professional learning was about not just developing skills but solving challenges...
June 15, 2023 Step 1 of this series was published on May 15, 2023. Teachers hold the power and potential to radically change students and help them grow into imaginative thinkers and problem-solvers. While the cost of professional development (PD) is warranted, the execution...
July 1, 2021 By Patrick F. Bassett, President, NAIS (retired), and Sanje Ratnavale, President, OESIS...
September 19, 2023 It was 2004 when a teacher of color was sent by the...
February 12, 2025 [wishful_ad_manager ad=17968] The following webinar, attended by nearly 100 independent school leaders...
When I first got married 32 years ago, my wife would complain that I read...
September 19, 2023 It was 2004 when a teacher of color was sent by the...
The last time I heard of an independent school student justifying murder was just 12...
October 19, 2023, February 24, 2022, and July 23, 2024 For Desmond Tutu and Thich...
July 26, 2023, and July 19, 2024 In what feels like a divided, screenbound world,...
April 26, 2023, and July 11, 2024 I feel like I need to preface this...
January 9, 2023 During 31 years in the independent school world (35 if you add...
Letter grades evolved out of higher education in the late 1800s and became the ubiquitous...
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January 2, 2023, and July 30, 2024 Creativity, Critical thinking, Communication, and Collaboration (the “4...
July 26, 2023, and July 19, 2024 In what feels like a divided, screenbound world,...
October 30, 2023 For many teachers, class discussion is a chance to dive into content:...
October 11, 2023 In my 2009 Project Based Learning Design and Coaching Guide, I speculated...
August 3, 2023 When we say ‘entrepreneurial thinking’ what do you think of? For most...
Summer Series 4: Volumes have been written about the PBL approach to student learning over...
January 2, 2023, and July 30, 2024 Creativity, Critical thinking, Communication, and Collaboration (the “4...
June 17, 2022, and July 24, 2024 Depending on your viewpoint, you may need to...
July 26, 2023, and July 19, 2024 In what feels like a divided, screenbound world,...
January 7, 2025 Our world is in disarray and now it is vital that educators...
November 26, 2024 This is the fourth in a series of posts about AI strategies...
September 24, 2024 This is the second in a series of posts about AI strategies...
October 17, 2022 Policy advocates and political parties in the U.S. run into the hard...
September 8, 2022 Growing up in Shanghai, I learned English at four years old. After...
https://youtu.be/iEBwN2Ghyp4 January 27, 2022 Online learning reemerged from its niche roles during COVID by necessity....
January 21, 2025 Any time I have the opportunity to hear Dan Heath present, I...
December 10, 2024 This may be an unpopular opinion, but here goes: if we are...
September 16, 2024 It’s Okay to Not Have it Perfect: Growth Mindset and Perfectionism Cannot...