by admin | Oct 14, 2010 | Professional Development
I recently had the privilege of being a featured author and key note presenter at a conference for the Massachusetts School Librarians Association (MSLA). I happen to admire librarians as much as I admire teachers. We are VERY fortunate at BAA to have a world-class,...
by admin | Oct 4, 2010 | Equity, Leadership Development, Professional Development
Last week I had the chance to participate on a panel discussion at the Center for Public Leadership (Harvard Kennedy School) following a screening of the newly-released documentary Waiting for Superman. I was joined on the panel by Jim Berk (CEO of Participant Media,...
by admin | Jul 27, 2010 | Books
Last week I had the opportunity to give a book talk at the Nantucket Atheneum which is both the public library on the island and has members. The library had done outreach to educators and artists as well as regular members and so there was a crowd of about 35 people...
by admin | Jul 20, 2010 | Books
I had a great time last week participating in Teacher Magazine’s online bookclub discussion about The Hardest Questions Aren’t on the Test. Thank you so much to all the participants and thank you to Anthony Rebora, Managing Editor of teachermagazine.org, for...
by admin | Jul 19, 2010 | International
We are home from an unforgettable experience. Argentina offers you winter in July. I arrived to both a chilly grey climate mostly in the 50s and a very warm response to my book in Spanish. Yet that is only part of the story. This was my fifth trip to Argentina. ...
