Information Literacy Requires Focus

Focus. So much is competing for our attention in contemporary culture that the ability to focus, evaluate and analyze the information in front of us has become more important than ever. And our students are no exception. According to a 2018 Pew Research Center study,...

Living in the Business Office Requires Focus

“Focus is a matter of deciding what things you’re not going to do.” ~ John Carmack, CTO of Oculus VR Walking into a school district business office strikes catches many people off-guard not because of the office cubicles, but rather how quiet the district business...

Funding Through an Equity Lens

When it takes more money to get the same for some students, what gives? Actually nothing gives. Although what is needed requires more resources for students with disabilities, providing appropriate services to meet unique needs is a mandate. How a school community...

The Role of Focus in Sustainable Improvements

Sitting in a grade-level meeting, a veteran teacher sighed with frustration and asked, “When will what we do be good enough? When will they stop insisting that we do more, more, more, and better, better, better?” The quiet response was, “Does anyone remember when IBM...
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