21st Century Collaborative

Teach.com is a comprehensive educational web resource dedicated to discovering, discussing and encouraging great teaching around the world. With America’s need for more great teachers, particularly science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) teachers, Teach.com provides current and aspiring teachers an easy-to-navigate map outlining the steps to become a teacher, including information on teacher salaries, teacher preparation and [...]

  Men are anxious to improve their circumstances, but are unwilling to improve themselves; they therefore remain bound.” James Allen “Any change, even a change for the better, is always accompanied by drawbacks and discomforts.” Arnold Bennett “And the day came when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the [...]

[cross-posted] The back story The October 2011 edition of ASCD’s Educational Leadership recognizes coaching in education as “the new leadership skill” — and features more than a dozen articles by practitioners and leading experts, including Bob and Megan Tschannen-Moran, Jim Knight and Elizabeth City. All in all, it’s a great issue — a power-packed resource [...]

Subtitle: What 15 minutes of fame looks like in the 21st Century or The anatomy of a viral tweet and its implications for educators. NOTE: I plan to update or amend this post as new things happen. In what world do strawberry picking, crafting, the royal wedding and social media all have something in common? [...]

There is a transformation I believe must take place in teaching and learning practices if elementary and secondary schools are to remain relevant in an era when information and communication technologies will continue to expand exponentially. In this Education Week Teacher interview with education journalist John Norton, I describe the shift that needs to take [...]

As the CEO of a professional development company whose mantra is “Professional Development for the 21st Century Educator” I find myself continually cognitively juggling what’s best for my clients, what’s best for their students, and what’s best for our contractors and staff in an effort to find some way of making it all align with [...]

Phone rings. It’s Saturday, why are they calling me so early? The dogs decide it is time to get up and start my day anyway. I am up, coffee, walk outside, shiver and decide I will come up to the office and learn something. I open my email and there is a message from Seth [...]

WARNING: This is going to be a vent. One you might need to hear– but a vent all the same- so if you do not want to have your mood spoiled, don’t read. Photo Credit I tend to get more reflective this time of year. I also tend to push others to reflect more in [...]

The greatest accomplishments in life are not achieved by individuals alone, but by proactive people pulling together for a common good. Look behind every winner and you will find a great coach. Look out in front of every superstar and you will see a positive role model. Look alongside every great achiever and you will [...]

Just returned to the US after 15 days abroad. Glad to be home. I am listening to a debate about airport security as I wait for the flight from Detroit home. These new naked X-ray scanners are quickly becoming the norm. Right now, 142 are deployed at US airports, and the TSA plans to install [...]