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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…
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…
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…
Mind the Learning Gap
"Once upon a time there was a mindless little girl named Little Red Riding Hood " So begins Ellen Langer's…
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…
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…
The Night Mail
This is the Night Mail crossing the border, Bringing the cheque and the postal order, Letters for the rich, letters…
Come in from the Cold
Come in from the Cold and bring your kids and tell your friends. All welcome.
Big Storm Brewing
Bombogenesis - that's the wonderful word that the indispensable (for our region at least) forecasters and watchers at Hudson Valley…
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…