This week I'm writing a series on technology and "The Achievement Gap" on my social desktop. This is the third part of the series which takes concepts introduced by "'The Achievement Gap' and culture", and distinguishes between established methods for addressing the problem and making real changes. In my last article I promised to go more into technology, but it seems that the problem I'm addressing needs more distinction at this time.

In… Continue

This week I'm writing a series on technology and "The Achievement Gap" on my social desktop. This is the second part of the series which takes concepts introduced by "The Achievement Gap" and puts them into a larger cultural context.

Administrators and educators in the United States are faced with balancing federal mandates like the "No Child Left Behind Act" and state concerns like closing "The Ac… Continue

This week I'm writing a series on technology and "The Achievement Gap" on my social desktop. This is the first part of the series which introduces the concept of "The Achievement Gap" and some methods high level administrators are using to combat the problem.

"The Achievement Gap" is a theory that observes educational performance of children in the United States in public K-12 schools. The founda… Continue

There does seem to be some evidence that shows US schools are starting to lose competitive edge internationally.

"A swiftly rising number of American workers at every skill level are in direct competition with workers in every corner of the globe. While our international counterparts are increasingly getting more education, their young people are getting a better education as well. American students and young adults place anywhere from the middle to the bottom of the pack in all three… Continue

I'm working to promote international collaborations between educators. Over the last week I've put up a sight where educators can register for what I've been calling the International Educators Collaborative. It's still a little vague what that means because the more I talk to educators about it the more the idea starts shift and come into greater focus. My real purpose is to establish a means for educators to use the web in a somewhat standard way that… Continue