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Dr. Yong Zhao: Educate Innovators, Not Test-takers!
Dr. Yong Zhao is an internationally-acclaimed education expert and a prolific writer with a widely-reviewed new book, World Class Learners: Educating Creative and Entrepreneurial Students. He is the...
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The CHOICE is Clear…
Comprehensive K-12 Schools Are More Important Now Than Ever! VIEW PODCAST CLICK on IMAGE to View Podcast on YouTube; Link to SchoolTube in RESOURCES by Dr. Vickie Markavitch, Superintendent of Oakland...
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My Global is LOCAL
High School Students Learn International Entrepreneurship at Global Trade Mission 2013 February 28, 2013: 180 Oakland County high school students, plus Culture Ambassadors, Teachers and Business...
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COMMON CORE: Curse or Cure? Oakland Schools Responds
Common Core State Standards are generating a love/hate following. Recent outspoken opposition to the Common Core from high-profile educators (people I strongly respect and admire) had me concerned and...
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MI Educators Collaborate to Make ‘Visible Learning’ Happen at Oakland Schools!
“Know Thy Impact”… Dr. John Hattie, Professor of Education and Director of the Melbourne Education Research Institute at the University of Melbourne, Australia, is globally recognized as the world’s...
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The F♥RCE Awakens…And We Are Ready!
Star Wars: The Force Awakens opens in theaters around the world today, giving all of us on social media an opportunity to massively trend-jack the hype centering on this movie’s long-awaited premiere....
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What do educators from Belarus and the United States Have in Common? As it...
A group of educators from Belarus (a former Soviet republic who is often referred to as Europe’s last dictatorship) visited Michigan this September through a global exchange program via Global Ties...
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International TESOL educators and administrators visit Oakland Schools
On Friday, March 23, Oakland Schools and Michigan Teachers of English to Speakers of other Languages (MITESOL) welcomed a delegation of 10 international educators and administrators representing...
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Choice, Voice and Connectedness: How the Global Read Aloud Can Change Your...
We know that all students are searching for the why – the reason for the learning they are engaging in on a daily basis. Yet, as educators, we often find it challenging to articulate “why”, especially...
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