professional development

The Unconcert and the Unconference

Inuksuit is inspired by the stone sentinels constructed over the centuries by the Inuit in the windswept expanses of the…

14 years ago

PDS faculty take The Marshmallow Challenge

The PDS faculty took The Marshmallow Challenge this morning. Using 20 pieces of spaghetti, one yard of tape, one yard…

14 years ago

Help is available: Advice for new teachers

Advice (random and very incomplete) for new teachers: Please round out the list with your thoughts: Sign on to Twitter.…

14 years ago

“The death of education as we know it may be the birth of learning as we need it”

I’m more than a bit late with my NAIS annual conference round up but then …excuses, excuses…what with returning to…

15 years ago

Praising the Beast

We asked the captain what course of action he proposed to take toward a beast so large, so terrifying, and…

15 years ago

The Top 100 Tools for Learning 2009: Twitter up. Powerpoint down.

For those who enjoy lists:  The top 100 tools for learning. This is the 3rd year learning professionals from all…

15 years ago

Many Minds: Differentiated teaching

Good introduction to Carol Tomlinson's work on differentiated teaching - the theory that teachers can work to accommodate, support and…

16 years ago

It’s the Teachers …

"It's the teachers...." I refrain from adding the usual last word to that phrase because it seems unnecessarily rude but,…

17 years ago

Write a Novel, Change the World: Use your Laptop as a brick

Gary Stager came to Poughkeepsie Day School at the end of March and he began with a lively Vassar College/…

18 years ago

Gary Stager at PDS

Gary Stager with PDS faculty March 30th Here's a story that Gary related at Vassar on Thursday. It's about his…

18 years ago

The Passionate Learner: Part Two

"What have you planned for professional development day?" The starting point was this question from Andrea Archer - head of…

18 years ago