04 Arina Bokas False Beliefs that Erode Trust Between Schools and Families Nov Multiple research findings have shown that trust plays the major part in building productive educational communities. It is a binding substance that allows all partners to work in tandem. However, trust often doesn’t come on its own. The reason trust between schools and families is hard to establish is rooted in one far-reaching underlying belief that affects our behaviors and perspectives: schools and families are on the opposite sides of the educational systems. 1. If you are not one of
Multiple research findings have shown that trust plays the major part in building productive educational communities. It is a binding substance that allows all partners to work in tandem. However, trust often doesn’t come on its own. The reason trust between schools and families is hard to establish is rooted in one far-reaching underlying belief that affects our behaviors and perspectives: schools and families are on the opposite sides of the educational systems. 1. If you are not one of
07 Arina Bokas Enabling to Succeed: Partnerships for Gifted and Talented Learners Dec There has been a lot of talk in recent years about making public schools work for each child. The first step to accomplish this is the official recognition and institutionalization of the fact that there are children who require different from mainstream education learning services. Since 1975, when the IDEA made schools legally accountable for educating students with disabilities, most public school districts have created Special Education Services, staffed with various professionals and,
There has been a lot of talk in recent years about making public schools work for each child. The first step to accomplish this is the official recognition and institutionalization of the fact that there are children who require different from mainstream education learning services. Since 1975, when the IDEA made schools legally accountable for educating students with disabilities, most public school districts have created Special Education Services, staffed with various professionals and,
02 Arina Bokas Free Education Resources To Share with Families Nov Technology allows us an access to many resources, from which both teachers and parents can found out a great deal about learning, education, and each other.
Technology allows us an access to many resources, from which both teachers and parents can found out a great deal about learning, education, and each other.
18 Arina Bokas School Leader Check List: Why Families Don't Trust District Surveys? Oct To incorporate voices of parents and community members in decision making, school leaders often employ surveys that help them gauge their community’s reaction or attitude toward a particular initiative. On the other hand, one frequent frustration that parents and community members have after investing time and effort in gathering and compiling substantial feedback is that this feedback doesn’t matter. Why might this be the case? One reason is that a request for feedback comes after all of
To incorporate voices of parents and community members in decision making, school leaders often employ surveys that help them gauge their community’s reaction or attitude toward a particular initiative. On the other hand, one frequent frustration that parents and community members have after investing time and effort in gathering and compiling substantial feedback is that this feedback doesn’t matter. Why might this be the case? One reason is that a request for feedback comes after all of
11 Arina Bokas Who Controls a Learning Environment: Schools or Families? Mar Neither giving away control and assuming a “there is nothing I can do” attitude nor claiming the entire control, can create a powerful learning environment. Rather, there should be an understanding that a learning enviroment is a sphere of influence: all stakeholders can shape it by influencing decision making without having the absolute control.
Neither giving away control and assuming a “there is nothing I can do” attitude nor claiming the entire control, can create a powerful learning environment. Rather, there should be an understanding that a learning enviroment is a sphere of influence: all stakeholders can shape it by influencing decision making without having the absolute control.
22 Arina Bokas Re-Framing a Learning Environment Feb We have to look at a learning environment from perspectives of multiple tiers. Even though there are many components to each one, I would like to think of two distinct levels of a learning environment - a micro learning environment and a macro learning environment.
We have to look at a learning environment from perspectives of multiple tiers. Even though there are many components to each one, I would like to think of two distinct levels of a learning environment - a micro learning environment and a macro learning environment.
04 Arina Bokas and Rod Rock Educational Evolution: Nurturing the Self Aug Change is one of the most used and overused words in the English language. It has been the focus of thousands of books, including those about education. As our world is shifting from an era of mass-production to a new period of the personalization and customization, there is a renewed emphasis on questions about the self and personal identity: what the self is, how the self evolves over time, and how individuals fit in the world. Sense of self – Who am I? The question of self-identity has
Change is one of the most used and overused words in the English language. It has been the focus of thousands of books, including those about education. As our world is shifting from an era of mass-production to a new period of the personalization and customization, there is a renewed emphasis on questions about the self and personal identity: what the self is, how the self evolves over time, and how individuals fit in the world. Sense of self – Who am I? The question of self-identity has
04 Arina Bokas and Rod Rock What does our system of education tell us about ourselves? Aug For a long time, our system of education reflected our ways of living and served our needs. It is time for it to start doing this again. Education is a missing connection between what we are and what we want to be as humankind at our higher level of evolution - a world of accomplished individuals and peaceful citizens. America’s future success largely depends upon its education of the next several generations. Our K-12
For a long time, our system of education reflected our ways of living and served our needs. It is time for it to start doing this again. Education is a missing connection between what we are and what we want to be as humankind at our higher level of evolution - a world of accomplished individuals and peaceful citizens. America’s future success largely depends upon its education of the next several generations. Our K-12
