Category: schoolreform
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Thinking About Learning & Learning About Thinking: Implications for Creative Human Activity by Dennis Cheek
These are my notes from the first half of the second session session, “Thinking About Learning & Learning About Thinking: Implications for Creative Human Activity by ” by Dennis Cheek at the THE NEW RENAISSANCE: A Revolution of Creativity and Learning conference. The mobile website for this conference (which is optimized for the iPhone /…
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The Renaissance: Leonardo daVinci & the Creative Mind by Bulent Atalay
These are my notes from the opening session, “The Renaissance: Leonardo daVinci & the Creative Mind” by Bulent Atalay at the THE NEW RENAISSANCE: A Revolution of Creativity and Learning conference. The mobile website for this conference (which is optimized for the iPhone / iPod Touch and other mobile devices) was created using the open…
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The Ethic of the Link, Hyperlinked Writing, and Mainstream Media Link Hangups
One of my favorite themes to share with educators and administrators in my presentations about learning and technology involves hyperlinked writing. In my workshop about sharing student work online at the 21st Century Learning @ Hong Kong conference two weeks ago, I asked audience members to repeat the following phrase after me: Hyperlinked writing is…
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Education 3.0: A Framework for Change in Teaching and Assessing 21st Century Skill by Andrew Thomson
These are my notes from Andrew Thomson’s closing keynote presentation “Education 3.0: A Framework for Change in Teaching and Assessing 21st Century Skill” at the 21st Century Learning @ Hong Kong Conference on 18 September 2009. MY COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official description of Andrew’s session was: Two major reform movements have shaped…
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School Administrator Questions about 21 Century Learning
Yesterday I facilitated a discussion with school principals / heads in Hong Kong in which they brainstormed “School Administrator Questions about 21 Century Learning.” I created this as a Google Moderator Series, and invite you to virtually “vote” for previously submitted questions as well as submit questions of your own. You will need to sign…
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Emerging Trends that Redefine Education in the 21st Century by Bruce Dixon
These are my notes from Bruce Dixon’s session, “Emerging Trends that Redefine Education in the 21st Century,” at the 21st Century Learning @ Hong Kong Conference on 18 September 2009. Bruce is the executive director of the Anywhere, Anytime Learning Foundation (AALF.) MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. The official description of this…
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President Obama’s Speech to Students: A Great Opportunity for Synchronous, Live Discussions
Novel, stressful or otherwise challenging situations can often tell us a great deal about individual and organizational attitudes and values. The responses of schools and school leaders to next Tuesday’s Presidential address to U.S. students is a case in point. It is instructive to listen carefully to the reasons school leaders are providing to either…
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I Need my Teachers to Learn (an amazing song and video by Kevin Honeycutt)
Rae Niles forwarded the song “I Need My Teachers To Learn” to me today, and I was blown away. The song was written by Kevin Honeycutt of ESSDACK, and Charlie Mahoney from Turning Point Learning Center (TPLC) helped with percussion as well as some Garageband vocal adjustments to make him sound even more awesome! The…
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Two worthy quotations on leadership and passion
Here are two nuggets worth reading and sharing with others relating to leadership, passion and learning. From Tracy Rosen via a blog comment: “If you want to build a ship, don’t drum up the men to gather wood, divide the work, and give orders. Instead, teach them to yearn for the vast and endless sea.”…