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EdSurge: Why Stubborn Myths Like âLearning Stylesâ Persist
âFool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.â We should learn from experiences...
August 22, 2017
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Why mythbusting fails: A guide to influencing education with science
âIf it disagrees with experiment, itâs wrong,â physicist Richard Feynman said. âIn that simple...
June 29, 2017
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Practice with Purpose Panel
On April 25, Deans for Impact convened a panel to talk about our latest publication, Practice with..
May 01, 2017
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10,000 hours of school
Hereâs a thought experiment: If you were a teacher candidate about to take over a classroom of...
April 17, 2017
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How my new job provided a fresh perspective on my educational experience
My introduction to Deans for Impact was through The Science of Learning, a publication that...
Tripti Thapa
March 30, 2017
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13 miles: The inherent localism of teaching
Most teaching is local: most teachers choose to teach near where they grew up.
March 06, 2017
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What the what of deliberate practice in teaching
Last month, Deans for Impact released Practice with Purpose: The Emerging Science of Teacher...
February 21, 2017
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Conveying urgency is deansâ work
Bill McDiarmid is an Alumni Distinguished Professor and formerly dean of the School of Education...
February 16, 2017
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Deliberate practice in teacher education
When I became a teacher, there was neither a clear sequence of skills to master, nor consensus as...
January 31, 2017
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How Impact Academy helped me grow as a dean
When I joined Deans for Impact in 2015, I was pleased to take a seat at the table with education...
January 26, 2017
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Creating a culture of encouragement
Michael Hillis was a Fellow in the inaugural cohort of Impact Academy, a leadership development...
January 19, 2017
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Impact Academy: Learning from common challenges
As readers of this blog know, Deans for Impact in August launched the inaugural cohort of Impact...
Valerie Sakimura
November 04, 2016