Do we ever accept great?
“Greatness is not a function of circumstance. Greatness, it turns out, is largely a matter of conscious choice.” Jim Collins, From Good to Great Some of the conversations that I […]
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Are we asking the right questions?
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by Horia Varlan Pernille Ripp, an avid blogger, asked a question that many educators have been thinking about in relation to SmartBoards.
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You Should Read…(September 18, 2011)
When I first started this blog, I had a weekly post that was entitled, “You Should Read”, which shared some of the articles that I have read that have influenced
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Systems Thinking
cc licensed ( BY SD ) flickr photo shared by marcopako A few weeks ago, Apple, one of the most successful companies around today saw their leader step down,
Critical Thinking and Purpose
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by music2work2 “Thus, work, learning, and citizenship in the twenty-first century demand that we all know how to think—to reason, analyze, weigh
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Shaping Tomorrow
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by sabianmaggy This morning we had a meeting with our Senior Team at Parkland School Division, and we did a very interesting
Learner First
“Boredom continues to be a leading cause of our high school dropout rate.” Tony Wagner, The Global Achievement Gap I was so intrigued by a video that was created by
Perpetual Summer Camp
Do you remember going to “summer camp” as a kid? You would spend about a week, meeting with, or making new friends, and would have one of the best times
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Revisiting Student of the Week
cc licensed ( BY ) flickr photo shared by ubo_pakes As I have shared before in this blog, I am not a big fan of award programs in schools. We
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More than just a dog
“Death ends a life, not a relationship.” Jack Lemmon One year ago today, I woke up and knew one of the hardest days in my life was about to happen.
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