Peter Badalament's Blog: A visit by a random student

Peter Badalament's Blog: A visit by a random student: I was staying late for a School Committee meeting today and doing some work in my office when in wandered one of our seniors. At first I tho...

Better Teachers, Common Curriculum Are Hallmarks of Finnish Schools

Better Teachers, Common Curriculum Are Hallmarks of Finnish Schools

7 Tips for Overcoming Teacher Burn-Out - Washington, DC, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post

7 Tips for Overcoming Teacher Burn-Out - Washington, DC, United States, ASCD EDge Blog post

You Don't Know How Much I Needed This! Six Ideas about Professional Growth for Teachers

You Don't Know How Much I Needed This! Six Ideas about Professional Growth for Teachers

Response: Several Ways Teachers Can Create A Supportive Environment For Each Other

Response: Several Ways Teachers Can Create A Supportive Environment For Each Other

Craan, Concord-Carlisle rout Oliver Ames for Div. 3 Super Bowl

Craan, Concord-Carlisle rout Oliver Ames for Div. 3 Super Bowl

CCHS Football - Super Bowl Champs

The CCHS Patriots won their first Super Bowl since 1978 in front of a huge crowd at Gillette Stadium today! This team is just that - a real team that plays in unison and doesn't just rely on any one individual. We are all so proud of our players and the coaching staff.

I would be remiss if I didn't mention and pay tribute to Mr. Al Dentino in his last performance as the CCHS Pep Band Director. He has dedicated his career to making music an integral pat of our lives at CCHS. Thank you Al!

Go Patriots!

Will Richardson - NEASCD

I truly enjoyed hearing Will Richardson speak at today's Northeast ASCD Affiliate Conference in Boston, MA. His talk entitled "Learning in a Networked World: For Ourselves and Our Students" was inspirational. He pointed out that this is the most amazing time to be a learner. With 2 billion people on the web that means we have 2 billion potential teachers! (Unfortunately schools are working hard to filter out this potential connectivity.) With this many teachers out there and access to an infinite amount of knowledge on the web, are we, as educators, becoming irrelevant? Will argued that we aren't - we are experts on learning, but we need to remember that we too are life-long learners.

First post - Northeast ASCD Affiliate Conference

I'm at the Northeast ASCD Affiliate Conference! Super exciting presenters: Will Richardson, Heidi Hayes Jacobs, The Dufours. More to come!