Education
Staying Curious: Susan Engel’s “The Hungry Mind”
The Hungry Mind The Origins of Curiosity in Childhood That's the title of Susan Engel's new book and it's about…
The Finns Are At It Again: Redesigning Education
Not content with sweeping the international testing stakes Finland is setting about radical school design and reform - again. And given…
The Essential Capacities
I'm not sure when PDS became a member of NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) but it was a long…
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…
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…