This interview with Professor Dr. Alma Harris appears as the fifth installment in a year-long series on the public scholarship of women in education leadership. Dr. Harris is internationally known for her research and writing on leadership and school improvement. She started her career as a teacher in South Wales and has held senior academic appointments at five…
This interview with Dr. Karen Edge appears as the fourth installment in a yearlong series on the public scholarship of women in education leadership. Karen Edge is the Pro Vice Provost (International) at University College London (UCL) and Reader in Educational Leadership at the UCL Institute of Education in London, UK. Karen is an academic and advocate committed to…
The National Center on Education and the Economy’s (NCEE) Center on International Education Benchmarking has released two reports on professional learning environments in top performing systems: Beyond PD: Teacher Professional Learning in High-Performing Systems and Developing Shanghai’s Teachers. To explore and share the findings of these reports, the NCEE held a conference last week featuring presentations and panel conversations with the leading voices…
The National Center on Education and the Economy’s (NCEE) Center on International Education Benchmarking has released two reports on professional learning environments in top performing systems: Beyond PD: Teacher Professional Learning in High-Performing Systems and Developing Shanghai’s Teachers. To explore and share the findings of these reports, the NCEE held a conference last week featuring presentations and panel…
Originally published by International Ed News. Our review of education news this week focuses on European countries adapting to a surging refugee population, mostly from Syria. As The Guardian reported, Germany expects the number of refugees entering the country to surpass the million mark. About 196,000 children will enter the German school system this year,…
This interview with Helen Janc Malone was originally posted on Esteem: Conversations Between Educators, where it appeared as the third installment in a yearlong series on the public scholarship of women in education leadership. Dr. Helen Janc Malone is the Director of Institutional Advancement and National Director of the Education Policy Fellowship Program at the Institute for Educational…
This interview with Gillian Hamilton appears as the second in a yearlong series on the public scholarship of women in education(al) leadership. Gillian Hamilton is Chief Executive of the newly formed Scottish College for Educational Leadership. She has worked in Scottish education for 24 years, and has held posts as a Primary Teacher, Senior Teacher,…
In 2003, the Ontario government began to focus on issues of educational improvement. The government instituted a series of reforms that have proven incredibly successful, with elementary achievement results rising from 54% in 2003 to 72% in 2014, and high school graduation rates rising from 68% to 84% in the same amount of time. This…
This post was originally published on International Ed News. In 2003, the Ontario government began to focus on issues of educational improvement. The government instituted a series of reforms that have proven incredibly successful, with elementary achievement results rising from 54% in 2003 to 72% of elementary students performing at or above the provincial standard…
This post was originally published on http://www.internationalednews.com How do school principals make sense of education reforms that push them into unchartered territory? I recently spoke with Dr. Vicente Reyes, Lecturer, with the School of Education, University of New England, Australia, who argues that when schools leaders are faced with uncertainty they have an opportunity to…
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