“An educator in a system of oppression is either a revolutionary or an oppressor.” Lerone Bennett Jr. The new superintendent of the school district where I work and where my children attend school shared this revolutionary quotation when he spoke to district administrators earlier this month. I am so eager to learn how our new... Continue Reading →
One my best friends and colleagues recently asked me to share some resources to send her some resources about the "science of reading" debates that are raging in the media because she knew that I had just finished auditing a professional development course called "The Science of Reading for Adolescents." Like many educators, parents, and... Continue Reading →
Recently while working with teachers on curriculum implementation, I've been thinking a lot about why the phrases "implementation with fidelity" and "implementation with integrity" have always confused or annoyed me at best and enraged me at worst. Confused: "To whom or what do you want to me to be faithful?" Annoyed: "Who decides if I... Continue Reading →
Kate Lechtenberg, PhD 