Scenes From a Broken Hand

Musings on teaching, writing, living, raising children, and whatever else comes to mind

Monday, February 10, 2014

Back-Mapping from Success: What I Wish I Had Known

(originally published at www.catapultlearning.com ) My wife and I were talking to one of her cousins over the holidays—a gangly, la...

Friday, December 13, 2013

Common Core State Standards: Keys for Implementation Success #3

(Originally posted at www.catapultlearning.com ) The anxiety (and sometimes hysteria) generated by the Common Core State Standards has ...

Monday, December 2, 2013

The Second Key to CCSS Success: Creating a Culture of Inquiry

(Originally published at www.catapultlearning.com ) In the world of logic, people talk about necessary and sufficient conditions. A ne...

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Myths and Misunderstandings about the Common Core

(originally published at www.catapultlearning.com ) “Certain things, they should stay the way they are. You ought to be able ...

Friday, September 20, 2013

Implementing the Common Core: Three Keys for Success (1)

Part I: Setting a Standard for Rigor Standards. We all have them. We set personal standards for cleanliness around the house. We have...

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