2011

“Not where the light is”: Schools and Creativity

There's a really useful article in  Education Week that reviews, summarizes and connects the basic thinking and research out there…

13 years ago

A Modern Village School: Christmas 1944

Wonderful pictures of what looks like a creative classroom in a pre-Plowden primary school. Look at the desk arrangements. From…

13 years ago

A is for…A Poughkeepsie Day School Lexicon

A is for Algebra, Anthropology, Arts and Athletics. We teach them all. People often refer to the STEM curriculum (It's…

13 years ago

Learning by Teaching

Students who teach others learn best The Protégé Effect For thousands of years, people have known that the best way…

13 years ago

After the Storm….

I just tried to take a look at Central Hudson’s Storm Central page and in particular the Outage Map. But…

13 years ago

More Failing, Fewer Failures, Greater Success

The November Educational Leadership is devoted to the topic of grading. It includes an article by Alfie Kohn an expanded…

13 years ago

All this change ….

For adults like me who work in schools September means being confronted with a world of change.  There are new…

13 years ago

Transformation

We have a new lobby in one of our buildings - the Elizabeth C. Gilkeson Center - and  as you…

13 years ago

Blotting your copybook

That tweet from Gary Stager reminded me of this scene: Blotting your copybook used to be more than a figure…

13 years ago

Class size and classrooms: What’s best for learners?

What size should classes be? Anyone who has a definitive answer probably has probably bubbled in the answers to all…

13 years ago

Collaboration by difference…Distraction is your friend

I’ve been reading about Cathy Davidson’s Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way…

13 years ago

Life in School: Two Short Videos

Greek Festival Student Talent Show March 2011

13 years ago

Digital Future Forum: Technology, Social Media and The Impact on Learning

Last night's forum was a discussion of digital technology and social media and their impact on learning and education. Thank…

13 years ago

“Embrace your inner weirdness”

A parent recently sent along this article: Why geeks make better adults than the in-crowd.  The article draws it's lead…

13 years ago