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When the Culminating Event is Just the Beginning
Yesterday, I had the pleasure of hosting our Powerful Learning Practice (PLP) Culminating Event at the Seacoast School of Technology in Exeter, NH. Nearly 50 teachers and administrators from SAU16 participated in PLP during the 2009-2010 school year, and yesterday we convened to have a day long celebration of our efforts. Both Will and Sheryl [...]
Catching up with Old Friends for the First Time
Educon 2.2 is next weekend and I can’t wait. Not only will I have the opportunity to hear Chris Lehmann, Dean Shareski, Will Richardson, and Michael Horn speak about current, progressive issues in education, but I am going to get the chance to meet face to face with some of the most valuable people in [...]
Rethinking "Educated"
As usual, Will Richardson has me thinkly deeply. This time about education and what it means to be educated. In a recent post, Will wrote, “I think the big question for the next decade is this: In 2020, will schools be seen as just one of many important ways that our kids can become educated? [...]
Shared Space
As I begin to read Leading for Learning by Phillip Schlechty, I am finding myself thinking of and writing more notes in the margins than actually reading. I was stopped in my tracks when I read Schlechty’s argument for transformation, something which Will Richardson wrote about in his blog, and literally wrote the word “WOW” [...]
