Tag: Vision
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The Future of Math Education
Lately I have been asking the question, “What is math education going to look like in the future?” As of right now, I don’t have a clear picture and I’m fairly optimistic that significant changes will not take place in the near future. While I frequently hear from teachers (not all) that math requires students…
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1:1 Laptops = Head Fake
We have been planning for our 1:1 rollout for the past year and a half and the event finally took place last week. Graded is fully 1:1 in the middle and high schools. During this time it has become clear to all of us that all of our talk about 1:1 was just a head…
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A Must See Video – “All Work and All Play””
We returned to school today and two brothers both said to me, “My dad shared this video with me that I think that you will really likeThanks to Brian and Kevin The video is exclusively on Vimeo so you will find it here.
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Seeking Student Voices on Learning in a 1:1 Environment
Share your 1:1 story with us Spread the word. Graded high school is looking for video testimonials from students who are learning in a 1 to 1 laptop school. This idea came about when one of our students said that we should try to appeal to our student body in ways that will appeal to…
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The Graded School in 2020
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7W_Qi14U-Y4&list=FL-KGoHmc3TT3rYidTRwyt2Q&index=5&feature=plpp_video
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Life as we know it will always change
My niece participated in a novel writing contest and she was one of the winners. I’m impressed by her accomplishment but more excited about the title of her novel. “Life as we Know it Will Always End”. What a clever and appropriate title for today’s ever changing world. Some people argue against the concept that…
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“Learn or Retire”
During a leadership team discussion on Graded in the future, one of my amazing colleagues came up with the quote of the year. She was explaining how she made the decision to develop the skills and knowledge necessary for leading in today’s 21st century landscape. She decided that she either needed to “learn or retire”.…
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Planning on becoming a school of the future?
Something very exciting happened when our leadership team met for a leadership retreat to work on our vision for Graded. For the longest time we have been focusing on our 1:1 initiative in the middle school and amazingly enough, during the entire retreat, technology never entered the conversation. We even framed our learning around five…
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Great Ideas from Curriculum 21: Part 1
Crossed Posted on 1to1 Schools This is part 1 of 2. I slowly worked my way through Heidi Hayes-Jacobs book Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World for the past couple of months. It’s been slow only because I haven’t had much time for serious reading lately. Once I got my new iPad I…
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“Education for a New Time”
While out walking today, I noticed this sign at the municipal office for education here in Bonito, Brazil. It caught my attention and made me think about how a phrase like this means so many different things to different people. Everyone has a different perspective on what education is supposed to be like for today’s…
Creative Tension 