Tag: Future
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Take Risks…
On Tuesday I made a presentation to the entire high school student body and it did not go exactly as I had hoped. We’ve had a task force working on plans to implement a 1:1 program in 2012 and the timing seemed right to introduce the students to the initiative. The purpose of the assembly was…
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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…
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When do we get the chance to get the creative juices flowing?
“Where all think alike, no one thinks very much.” Walter Lippmann I’ve had the luxury of not working this school year and It’s been the best sharpening of the saw that I can imagine. Today I’ve been contemplating creative thinking and how excited I get about letting my mind wander to create new ideas (at…
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Love This Video!
I saw this video the other night and I think that the theme is great. Don’t know much about Kaplan University, but they’re putting out a powerful message.
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Have We Been Banging our Heads Against the Desk for Nothing?
Repeatedly, originally uploaded by OsakaBen. This summer I am working on getting through my list of books to read. It’s a good thing that my summer has been extended because I was way behind. Fortunately I was in the middle of Disrupting Class by Christenson, Horn and Johnson when I saw Scott McLeod’s presentation at…
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My Top 5 Songs for Change
As change agents we are always looking for ways to build on the emotions of our constituents to make change happen. Nowadays there is the continual search for videos on change (can find a few at Principals of Future). I’m a big supporter of showing high quality videos to teachers, students and parents since the…
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Building the ‘Tribe’ with a Common Vision
I pride myself in scanning the horizon and putting some thought into how we can best prepare students for the future, but for some reason I was momentarily deflated after watching a recent Ted Talk by Pattie Maes from the MIT Media Lab’s new Fluid Interfaces Group, entitled, Unveiling the “Sixth Sense,” game-changing wearable tech. Excited about the possibilities…
Creative Tension 