by Jennifer Carey | Mar 3, 2014 | Making The Shift, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
Inspired by the flipped classroom model, school-based coach Jennifer Carey is flipping her tech-related professional development to provide faculty more flexible learning opportunities and just-in-time support.
by Matt Renwick | Feb 24, 2014 | Connected Leadership, Less Teacher, More Student, Passion Based Learning, Voices
Setting boundaries & limiting choices can push students to think more deeply and become more creative, says principal Matt Renwick in his 3rd report on an afterschool enrichment club. Provided, of course, the constraints don’t actually stifle creativity.
by Matt Renwick | Feb 13, 2014 | Connected Leadership, Less Teacher, More Student, Passion Based Learning, Voices
When principal Matt Renwick mentioned “Minecraft†in a flyer about an afterschool computer club, 30 percent of his elementary students showed up. In his second reflection on passion-based learning, Matt digs deeper into what educators mean when they talk about passion – and what needs to happen when frustration raises its predictable head.
by Jennifer Carey | Feb 12, 2014 | Making The Shift, The Compelling Need for Change, The How of 21st Century Teaching, Voices
School-based tech leader Jennifer Carey shares some highlights from the semi-annual iPad Summit, held most recently in San Diego, with keynoters Audrey Watters and Mimi Ito.
by Matt Renwick | Feb 5, 2014 | Connected Leadership, Less Teacher, More Student, Passion Based Learning, Voices
When principal Matt Renwick mentioned “Minecraft” in a flyer about an afterschool computer club, 30 percent of his elementary students showed up. In the first of several reflections on passion-based learning, Renwick considers their high engagement through Dan Pink’s three lenses: autonomy, purpose & mastery.
by Ann Michaelsen | Feb 2, 2014 | Connected Leadership, Making The Shift, Voices
We choose to move forward and change our schools in this decade, not because it is easy, but because it is hard, because that goal will serve to organize and measure the best of our energies and skills, because that challenge is one that we are willing to accept, one we are unwilling to postpone, and one which we intend to win!