August 2017

12 posts published in August 2017.

  • OwnershipJust questions today: Who “owns” the learning in your school? And, how do you know? Is it those doing the most work? Is it those that are learning…Newsletter Archive
  • Learning In HoustonI was in Houston for a school visit 3 weeks ago. That school is closed, along with hundreds of others. But, the kids of Houston are still learning…Newsletter Archive
  • CreateI am happiest when I create. But, only when that creation is in the service of solving for an identified need or answering authentic questions.…Newsletter Archive
  • WaterThere are many drinks you can use to hydrate. Some are better at it than others. But, no one will question the need for water as the core…Newsletter Archive
  • Choose“The Road Not Taken” by Robert Frost is often interpreted that you should choose a path others don’t. But, the poem states both paths were worn…Newsletter Archive
  • FiniteOur time with kids is finite, but their learning is not. They learn from every moment they are in Schools, and every moment they are away. They…Newsletter Archive
  • Becauseyou support a student or teacher today, they will succeed. Not if, but BECAUSE. Cognitive bias cheat sheet I keep working on my biases in an…Newsletter Archive
  • The space you inhabit.I don’t make my bed. I never really have, either. Growing up, I lived in the basement or in a lofted bed. No one was looking st those spaces, so I…
  • #ReclaimPLI was sitting in the Cultures of Thinking workshop yesterday, and I heard a lot of things that resonated with me personally as well as with our…Cultures of ThinkingPersonalized Learning
  • AdaptersI promise, this story will make sense eventually: There are two old Apple cinema displays (monitors) in the learning resources offices. They are…humanitymetaphors
  • WelcomeIt is now officially the 2017-18 school year as teachers come back across the district! With a new school year comes a new website for…Newsletter ArchivePersonalized Learning
  • An Extraordinary GiftI’ve been spending a lot of time thinking about the structures that support us and those that hold us back. Something that has been helping this…holacracyLearningorg structureProductivity