2014

Winter Festival 2014 and 1941

Here's the Flickr album of photos from WinterFest 14 - last day of school before winter break. And a gallery of…

10 years ago

Educating Global Citizens

We must foster global citizenship. Education is about more than literacy and numeracy. It is also about citizenry. Education must fully assume its essential role in…

10 years ago

Digging Deeper with The Five Whys

I first tried "The Five Whys" in a faculty meeting. It was an attempt to try something new in tackling…

10 years ago

Outcomes and the Bloody Red Shrimp

Strategic plan outcomes can all seem rather formal and abstract until something like this leaps out and grabs your attention.…

10 years ago

Some of the Fun of the (Maker)Faire

I've been thinking a lot about the MakerFaire and the connections with the "learning by doing" legacy of our school.…

10 years ago

Look who came to MakerFaire 2014

It's not every day that you get to paint with an internationally renowned artist. But that was just one of…

10 years ago

Every time I fail

There was a lively Twitter #satchat this morning and the topic was that fad du jour: Failure. There were plenty…

10 years ago

Three cheers for EdCamp Hudson Valley

There are lots of reasons to be concerned about the digital revolution and its impact on our lives, the lives…

10 years ago

The Future of Employment: Don’t ask kids what they want to be when they grow up; rather ask what problem they want to solve

Don't ask kids what they want to be when they grow up; rather ask what problem they want to solve.…

11 years ago

The Chronicles of Grit

I’ve been researching grit - the way one does on a snowy day. In the process I discovered an Australian…

11 years ago

Operation War Diary: Backward men and awkward horses

For anyone with even a passing interest in the First World War here is an unparalleled opportunity: Operation War Diary.…

11 years ago

Operation Grit

I take comfort in knowing that I am not the only gritless wonder on the internet. Peter Gow has now…

11 years ago

Simple ideas: Education’s only purpose and one true test

Is the only true purpose of education to help children stay learners for life? To learn how to learn? I…

11 years ago