In his Element- Ken Robinson is back

16 years ago

Kennneth Robinson – Sir Ken – made quite the international splash when his TEDTalk on  How schools kill creativity went…

False Promise: The Ersatz Language of School Reform

16 years ago

An article by Alfie Kohn in The Nation is a timely reminder of how language is so easily co-opted to…

21st century skills – New urgency or just another passing fad?

16 years ago

Lots of talk in recent years of the new essential  skills to survive in the 21st century economy. Tony Wagner’s…

A wonderful life

16 years ago

Here’s Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi on Creativity, fulfillment and flow:  

When will I ever need to know this? Connecting learning to the real world

16 years ago

“What do I need to learn this algebra and geometry and math stuff for?” Connecting learning to the real world…

“Because it is my name….”

16 years ago

Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to…

“Innovation is a team sport”

16 years ago

“None of us is as smart as all of us.” — Japanese proverb There’s brainpower in numbers.  But you don’t…

“It was awesome and totally rocked!”

16 years ago

“It was awesome and totally rocked!” – that was the verdict of one member of the 3rd/4th grade chorus who…

Action Now

16 years ago

In his talk yesterday, Bruce Judson made reference to the first 100 days of the Roosevelt administration.  As now, there…

The financial storm

16 years ago

“Understanding the Economic Crisis in Plain English” – that was the title of the presentation for grades 7-12 today.  In…