2015

Surprise! Deep Learning and Democracy

There’s solid evidence that American students do well when they are encouraged to think for themselves and expected to collaborate…

9 years ago

Leadership in a VUCA World That’s Volatile, Uncertain, Complex, Ambiguous

John Maeda is the keynote speaker at #naisac this week and I'm looking forward to hearing him. He just shared…

9 years ago

Making is on its way to College

The  NAIS Annual Conference - #naisac15 - is coming right up. This year schools were invited to contribute to an…

9 years ago

Mind the Learning Gap

"Once upon a time there was a mindless little girl named Little Red Riding Hood " So begins Ellen Langer's…

9 years ago

Ride the Tiger: Design the Revolution

I'm looking forward to the NAIS Annual Conference- #naisac15 - this year - assuming of course that Boston can dig…

9 years ago

On the Walls: What to look for in a classroom where learning happens

In his The Schools our Children Deserve Alfie Kohn has a quick and easy chart for what to look for in…

9 years ago

The Night Mail

This is the Night Mail crossing the border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters…

9 years ago

Big Storm Brewing

Bombogenesis - that's the wonderful word that the indispensable (for our region at least) forecasters and watchers at Hudson Valley…

9 years ago

Make it Happen

There's a useful and on-point critique of the Maker movement in The Atlantic magazine:  Why I am not a Maker…

9 years ago

Have Courage: The Letter from Birmingham Jail

The Letter from Birmingham Jail One of the most resounding rebukes in history. And as you read you can hear…

9 years ago

Tests: “Is that all that matters to grown-ups?”

Test-weary second-grader asks school board: ‘Is that all that matters to grown-ups?’ Elitist parents threaten lawsuit after kids are called…

9 years ago

Enough with all the grigor

Grant Lichtman has just suggested a  bunch of words better than grit  And they all work. And now it's time to…

9 years ago