This week I'm writing a series on technology and "The Achievement Gap"
on my social desktop. This is the third part of the series which takes
concepts introduced by "'The Achievement Gap' and culture", and
distinguishes between established methods for addressing the problem
and making real changes. In my last article I promised to go more into
technology, but it seems that the problem I'm addressing needs more
distinction at this time.





In… Continue

This week I'm writing a series on technology and "The Achievement Gap" on my social desktop.
This is the second part of the series which takes concepts introduced by
"The Achievement Gap" and puts them into a larger cultural context.



Administrators and educators in the United States are faced with
balancing federal mandates like the "No Child Left Behind Act" and
state concerns like closing "The Ac… Continue

This week I'm writing a series on technology and "The Achievement Gap" on my social desktop.
This is the first part of the series which introduces the concept of
"The Achievement Gap" and some methods high level administrators are
using to combat the problem.





"The Achievement Gap" is a theory that observes educational performance
of children in the United States in public K-12 schools. The founda… Continue

There does seem to be some evidence that shows US schools are starting to lose competitive edge internationally.



"A
swiftly rising number of American workers at every skill level are in
direct competition with workers in every corner of the globe. While our
international counterparts are increasingly getting more education,
their young people are getting a better education as well. American
students and young adults place anywhere from the middle to the bottom
of the pack in all three… Continue

I'm working to promote international collaborations between educators.
Over the last week I've put up a sight where educators can register for
what I've been calling the International Educators Collaborative.
It's still a little vague what that means because the more I talk to
educators about it the more the idea starts shift and come into greater
focus. My real purpose is to establish a means for educators to use the
web in a somewhat standard way that… Continue