State Board of Education

Effective Leaders
Videos of keynotes, speaker presentations and other materials from the 2009 Education Commission of the States’ meeting held in Nashville this month, are now available online. This includes a of the keynote speech by Clayton Christensen, author of Disrupting Class. Part of that speech is below. In this part of the […]

Effective Leaders
How many superintendents have their legacy celebrated by ESPN?
More on Bill Simmons here.
Philadelphia’s Science Learning Academy principal Chris Lehman talks about
schooling by design. Slides below, and video here. Some samples:
What if we said school wasn’t preparation for real life, but what if we said school is real life? How much more would […]

The Tennessee State Board of Education will have a workshop on Thursday, July 30, 2009 (1:30PM, CDT)
Meeting Location
Agenda
Board of Education Conference Room
9th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower
Andrew Johnson Tower
Nashville, TN 37243
(615) 741 - 2966

The Tennessee State Board of Education will hold its next meeting on Friday, July 31, 2009 (8:30AM, CDT)
Meeting Agenda
Meeting Location
1st Floor Conference Room
Davy Crockett Tower
500 James Robertson Parkway
Nashville, TN
8:30 a.m.
(615) 741 - 2966

Effective Leaders
Nashville’s director, Jesse Register, speaks with John Siegenthaler:

A profile of a Nashville middle school principal, Greg Hutchings.
An interview with Alex Johnston, CEO of Connecticut’s statewide education advocacy group:
So keep your hand firmly on the thermostat—and understand that while you are not seeking out conflict for its own sake, your job is not to build […]

On Wednesday, July 22, at 8:00 a.m., CDT, there will be a conference call of the State Board of Education to review and approve the No Child Left Behind Adequate Yearly Progress data.
For those in Nashville, dial 532-5141; outside of Nashville 877-468-0082 - pin number 2158.

The Advisory Council on Teacher Education and Certification will be meeting on Tuesday, July 21st (9AM to 3PM) in the State Board of Education Conference Room.
Group: Advisory Council on Teacher Education and Certification
Date: Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Time: 9AM to 3PM
Location: State Board Conference Room, 9th Floor, Andrew Johnson Tower, Nashville, TN 37243, (615) 741 - […]

Effective Teachers
How to capture students’ attention in “the age of the stream.” This was written for advertisers and designers, but surely teachers face the same problem.
Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum
National Governor’s Association names panel to study common standards.
Another study confirms that teaching content is teaching reading.
What the heck? Why not propose a radical revision to the […]

Effective Leaders
Professor Howard Fuller speaks at the National Charter Schools conference. Fuller challenged all of us to consider, among other things, the following questions:
- Are you preparing students to live in the 21st century or to create the 21st century?
- Are you preparing students to engage in the practice of freedom?

Rigorous, Relevant Curriculum
In […]