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Second Thoughts
Rethinking the Achievement Gap and Our Strategies for Closing It
Gail Connelly with Freeman Hrabowski III
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In this segment our guest says that before we can close the achievement gap, we need to rethink our understanding of it. Only after we truly comprehend the factors causing the gap are we prepared to think strategically about what role educators can realistically play in closing it.
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Security Check Points
A Principal’s Guide: 3 Keys to Making Tough Decisions During School Security Reviews
Nancy Flatt Meador, Melissa Reeves, Gregory Thomas, Gary Mathews, Michael Dorn
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In the wake of the tragic shootings at Newtown, conducting school safety reviews can be challenging. Pressure to respond quickly and decisively can lead imprudent, costly, ineffective and unnecessary measures. We have assembled an "A -team" of leading school safety experts to help principals make smart decisions, avoid routine mistakes and determine what's over the top and what's not when making school security decisions. |
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The List:
The Crazy List of Things We Expect from Our Public Schools
Gail Connelly with Jamie Vollmer
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Much has been added to the curriculum since the first schools were established. In order to keep track of the additions, Jamie Vollmer developed a decade-by-decade list of all the academic, social, and health responsibilities that have been heaped upon our schools. Listen and get a better understanding of why educating our children has become so challenging. |
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The Leaderhsip Lever:
How to Ensure that Principals Succeed;Why It's a Game Changer
Gail Connelly with Jodi Sipro
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It's now generally established that school leadership is second only to classroom instruction in improving student outcomes. In this segment we look at five key factors that ensure school principal success, how to manage them well and why these key points can make such a profound difference.
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What Works?
A Practical Guide for Promoting Good Character as an Antidote to Bullying
Gail Connelly with Bobbi DePorter
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Our guest says that character development programs reduce bullying in schools. She offers a practical and proven eight step plan for developing character in students. |
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"When you look at the most dysfunctional inner-city schools, they are only dysfunctional on the academic half. They are really functional when it comes to sports. Why not create teams? Why turn your back on it because you are no longer playing basketball you're learning math?"
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