Articles+that+Rock+Your+World

Once in a while, we all come across articles that //Rock Our Worlds// or really make us think deeply about some aspect of education, leadership, change, etc. If you come across such an article that does not directly fit into one of the other pages on this Wiki, please consider sharing it here. We'll all be much the wiser because of your contribution!

This is Doug Reeves' article where he describes his research into schools where 90% or more of the population received free lunches, 90% or more lived in poverty, and 90% or more were achieving at or above state standards. This is the article that created much discussion at our LEADS curriculum session in Waskesiu back in 2007.

In this document, Michael Fullan describes what it takes to be a systems thinker where all schools are moving forward at the same time.

In 2004 at an ASCD Conference, Michael Fullan kindly agreed to share his presentation on Change with me. I'm now sharing it with you. If you really want to charge your batteries, read this article on school leadership by Richard Elmore. I'm becoming a bit of an Elmore junkie! I really admire his insights and I always find myself reflecting on his articles for days. . .weeks. . .after reading them!

In //Content Then Process// (a Chapter from //Ahead of The// Curve) Dylan Wiliam provides a compelling summary of the research into the powerful effect of quality classroom assessment. He follows that with an equally compelling description of effective professional learning prrocesses. I have included the chapter and the accompanying power point file.