Articles about education chosen and submitted by the MISD superintendent and board. 

Ballpoint pens…the ruin of education in our country
1 to 1 Schools, June 27, 2012

Teaching and Learning: Using iPads in the Classroom
Edutopia, October 21, 2010

In lists of best high schools, numbers don’t tell the whole story
The New York Times, June 3, 2012

Great teaching-Measuring its effects on students' future earnings
EducationNext, Summer, 2012

Leftover bond money will help repair Battle Ground schools
The Columbian, June 6, 2012

Going From One-Size-Fits-All Education, To One-Size-Fits-One
FastCompany

It is Time For Schools to Seriously Consider BYOT
A Principal's Reflections, January 19, 2012

Bound by Tradition-Today's Grading Practices Reflect the Past
ASCD, June 2012

Flipped Learning is the HOW of Educational Reform
Flipped Learning, May 29, 2012

Study says teacher pay is adequate, but is it fair?
The News Tribune, May 24, 2012

10 Reasons Every District Should Open a Flex School
Getting Smart, May 25, 2012

Use Technology to Upend Traditional Classrooms
Education Week, May 22, 2012

The Hard Science of Teamwork
Harvard Business Review, March 20, 2012 

Redefining Instruction With Technology: Five Essential Steps
Education Week, January 25, 2012

To Flip Or Not Flip?
Edudemic, May 12, 2012

Marysville Getchell campus wins high marks for design
HeraldNet, May 10, 2012

U.S. News 2012 rankings – MIHS is #14 in WA
U.S. News, May 8, 2012

How 1:1 Technology Is Making School More Real
The Edudemic, April 30, 2012

At one school district, the motto is BYOT - Bring Your Own Technology
The Daily Nightly, May 6, 2012

Laptops replace lectures in some area schools
JSOnline, April 28, 2012

Are We Rethinking Teaching? - Some Of Our Students Are
Patrick Larson - Principal

Creating Innovators: The making of young people who will change the world

Creating Innovators: Why America's Education System Is Obsolete
Forbes, April 26, 2012

"If we are focused on seat time, we are focused on the wrong end of the student." (Twitter)
International Center , April 26, 2012

Alone in the Classroom: Why Teachers Are Too Isolated
The Atlantic, April 17, 2012

The flip: Classwork at home, homework in class
The Washington Post, April 15, 2012

Inside the Flipped Classroom
the journal, April 11, 2012

Man vs. Computer: Who Wins the Essay-Scoring Challenge?
Education Week, April 12, 2012

New iPad App Lets Any Teacher Be Like Sal Khan
Edudemic, December 21, 2011

Mooresville’s Shining Example (It’s Not Just About the Laptops)
The New York Times, February 12, 2012

Why all our kids should be taught how to code
The Guardian, April 9, 2012

Don't Beat 'em, Join 'em!: Cellphones Allowed!
World Languate Classroom, April 9, 2012

States Loosening 'Seat Time' Requirements
Education Week, April 9, 2012

Getting Ready for Online Assessment
Getting Smart, April 9, 2012

Teaching technology: we need a digital revolution in the classroom
The Guardian, April 5, 2012

Teacher Talks About Benefits and Challenges Of Using Technology With Struggling Students
YouTube, March 25, 2012

States Mulling Creativity Indexes for Schools
Education Week, March 15, 2012

Technology in Education: An Answer in Search of a Problem?
Shanker Blog, March 14, 2012

Khan Academy Enters Next Era With iPad App
Fast Company, March 10, 2012

Video becoming a key tool in teacher training, evaluation
eSchool News, March 1, 2012

Obama wants schools to speed digital transition
USA Today, February 2, 2012

Dollars and Sense II
Concordia, 2012

An Idea Whose Time Has Come
Huffington Post, January 20, 2012

Want to keep teachers? Get rid of summer break
Boston.com, January 15, 2012

Taking Teacher Quality Seriously: A Collaborative Approach to Teacher Evaluation
Rethinking Schools Blog, December 5, 2011

Research studies on elementary school size and student outcomes:
Leithwood and Janzi abstract 2009
Fowler and Walberg abstract 1991

iPads changing the game for learning at Longfield
MJO, January 9, 2012

Tablets Will Transform the Classroom
Mashable.com, January 16, 2012

Gates Foundation report says schools need more than just once-a-year teacher evaluations
Full Gates Foundation report | Full research study
January 6, 2012

Transformative Teaching Practices
eBOARDsolutions, October 4, 2011

Why School Boards Should Focus on Education Technology
eBOARDsolutions, December 10, 2011

Life in a 21st-Century English Class
KQED, December 21, 2011

Brain Rules Schools: what school would look like if we listened to research
GettingSmart.com, December 4, 2011

Highly Ranked Schools continue to have a Positive Effect on Mercer Island Home Values
Mercer Island Patch, December 8, 2011

A 2020 Vision for Riverside Unified School District
Riverside Unified School District, December 5, 2011

Study Links Academic Setbacks to Middle School Transition
Education Week, November 29, 2011

Teaching Math Without Words, A Visual Approach to learning Math from MIND Research Institute: Embedded video on our site | YouTube video
MIND Research Institute, June 30, 2011

Wash. Board of Ed. Increases Graduation Requirements
Education Week, November 14, 2011

In Tennessee, Following the Rules for Evaluations Off a Cliff
The New York Times, November 6, 2011

A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute
The New York Times, October 22, 2011

Building the Digital District
Education Week, October 17, 2011

Getting Serious About Teacher Evaluation:
A fresh look at peer assistance and review
Education Week, October 11, 2011

Delay Kindergarten at Your Child’s Peril
The New York Times, September 24, 2011

Standardized tests for everyone? In the Internet age, that’s the wrong answer
The Washington Post, September 23. 2011

The problem school boards have with the public
The Washington Post, August 25, 2011

How to Fix Our Math Education
The New York Times, August 24, 2011

Teacher Collaboration Gives Schools Better Results
MILLER-MCCUNE - August 22, 2011

Value-Added Measures and the Future of Educational Accountability
Science, August 12, 2011

The Creativity Crisis
Newsweek, July 10, 2010