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Going West with the Collaborative for Innovative Education by Martina Greene, Cary Academy Dean of Faculty It is part of American tradition to look West for opportunity, and over the course of this year a group of department leaders from Cary Academy has been doing...
read moreThe Power of Feedback
In parts one and two of my posts of John Hattie’s and Helen Timperley’s The Power of Feedback, I gave a summary of the meta-analysis. I still feel reading the entire document is worth your time, but if you want shorter synopses, go to those posts. Now, I just want to...
read moreSearching for Diamonds: A quest in finding and hiring the best
Without a doubt, the most important part of my job is searching for diamonds. Of course I am not referring to mining rocks for engagement rings, I am speaking of finding priceless teachers to put in front of our students. Although FIS has a very low teacher turnover...
read moreFrom Passion to Purpose
By Dr. Chip Kimball Superintendent Singapore American School This article first appeared in the fall issue of Journeys magazine, published by Singapore American School. This is a pivot year for Singapore American School. After spending over three years researching,...
read moreSeeking to Understand
The following is a letter to the school community from Mr. Craig Johnson, Head of School, the American School of Bombay (ASB). "This morning, whilst standing at the front of our elementary school, watching our students arrive, an 8-year-old Australian boy walked up to...
read moreCreating Innovators
by Mike Ehrhardt Head of School Cary Academy Cary Academy hosted one of the country’s leading voices in educational innovation, Dr. Tony Wagner, on December 15, 2014, for a talk on his most recent book, Creating Innovators: The Making of Young People Who Will Change...
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