Michael RothmaninEducate.Careers and Callings: Four Ways to Reinvent Adolescent LearningCONTENT WARNING: This piece raises issues of mental health and suicide. Cora, the name used here, is a pseudonym.5 min read·May 20, 2021----
Michael RothmanMagical Discovery or Big Brother Watching? Six Questions to Assess Student Assessments.Earlier this week, the De Blasio Administration proposed universal assessments for NYC schools. Will this truly help children…5 min read·Apr 28, 2021----
Michael RothmanNYC’s “Summer Rising” Calls for School Partnerships. Here Are Five Ways to Make those Work.Today is the one day of the week my son will come home from school full of stories. On Wednesdays, a group of teachers go bouldering at…8 min read·Apr 14, 2021--1--1
Michael RothmanFour Things NYC Can Do Now to Help Kids Come Back to Learning in the SummerSince starting my blog on the challenges of one kid in this COVID year, I have heard many stories from other families.4 min read·Mar 22, 2021----
Michael RothmanEt Tu, Snow Days?More than a foot of snow fell on New York yesterday. In any other year, this would have meant a snow day. Not this year.3 min read·Feb 2, 2021----
Michael RothmanFour Ways to Help Students Turn the Corner from Failure to Success in the PandemicFor those keeping score, my sixth-grader has gone from failing several classes to the cusp of honors as we head into the holidays. Here…5 min read·Dec 23, 2020----
Michael RothmanFive Ways to Make Grading Systems Better for Students in Remote LearningIn the last week, I have watched my sixth-grader struggle with the online message of grades, surprised to see he was failing three classes…5 min read·Nov 23, 2020--3--3
Michael RothmanFounding Eskolta, and Leaving Eskolta: Carrying Hope from Schools to SystemsI founded Eskolta School Research and Design a little more than a decade ago. Now, $25 million and more than 200 school and district…2 min read·Nov 17, 2020----
Michael RothmanMaking an Online Classroom a Little More Caring with Opportunity-to-Learn QuestionsLast week, I had the chance to attend a meeting of the National Conference on School Assessment. The audience is largely state…4 min read·Oct 14, 2020----
Michael RothmanFour Tips for Engaging Students RemotelyAs we get into a new year of remote learning with all its challenges, I wanted to see if I can offer some insights from my twenty years…5 min read·Oct 3, 2020----