Taking test preparation seriously even if your state tests won’t count this year

In our planning, the Ed Directions staff looks at state standards or expectations and come up with a plan as to how they turn those… Read More »Taking test preparation seriously even if your state tests won’t count this year

In our first mental health blog we identified an abbreviated list of pandemic related conditions that could create stresses and anxieties that will ultimately cause… Read More »Student Mental and Emotional Health – Part 2

For the last five years or so, Ed Directions planning teams have been studying the impact of mental and emotional issues on student learning and… Read More »Student Mental and Emotional Health – Part One

In the past, many organizations and business leaders used a reductionist view of the way things work inside their companies, adding the individual parts (i.e.,… Read More »Become a quantum business with the Five-Legged Model of Performance

The classroom has many lessons it can teach the boardroom. Five years ago, I wrote a series of chapters in the book HOPE for Leaders… Read More »What we can learn from the K-12 education pandemic response

Recently, I wrote about a principal’s request for me to review his school re-opening plan for students in April. I noted that his plan was… Read More »Education During a Pandemic: Returning to Traditional School/Classroom Settings – Part Two

Last month, a friend asked me to review his school’s plan for restarting traditional classroom learning in April. Specifically, he requested that I look at… Read More »Education During a Pandemic: Returning to Traditional School/Classroom Settings

When the Ed Directions coaches started working with schools, they were working with schools that had been identified as “in decline” or “in crisis.” They… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 8 – Critical Thinking

While there are “smart student characteristics” that are common to all disciplines and all grade levels, there are some characteristics that indicate proficiency in a… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 7 – Social Studies

While there are “smart student characteristics” that are common to all disciplines and all grade levels, there are some characteristics that indicate strength in a… Read More »Covid-19, NTI, and School Data Needs Part 6 – Science