In my prior entry, I wrote of the need to create contexts to foster and sustain educational innovativeness and described a particular project we've undertaken at Phoenix Country Day. I prefer the word contexts because it can help us to move beyond narrow notions of professional development. It enables us to more easily take the step of seeing every situation as an opportunity for growth. (Trite as that may sound, imagine the entire faculty and administration of your school practicing it o… Continue

We’re suffering from too many good ideas. - An anonymous school head, as quoted by Robert Evans It is not realistic to ask teachers to do all that they do and add yet another new thing without thinking differently about the old things. - Alan Bain Mastery of new concepts, materials, and methods, though typically the unique focus of staff development efforts, is actually the last stage of a complex cognitive and affective process. - Robert Evans Several years of experience with educatio… Continue