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Incomplete Manifesto for Growth
@boadams1 @scitechyEDU u may have seen this before… http://t.co/Ww60nXEdfY #dtk12chat [HT @bombayscot]
Love this manifesto!
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I often hear K-12 folks say something like, “But the universities and professional schools have the leverage on what we do in K-12.” Well, I feel like I see more and more evidence and sharing about universities and professional schools shifting and transforming. So, is that excuse for K-12 nearly gone?
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7 building blocks for the future of schools | @mcleod
“If I had the chance to build a new school organization (or redesign an existing one), I would start by attending to the educational movements listed below.” [HT Edutopia and MindShift for find]
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Why My Six-Year-Olds Blog (And Why Your Students Should, Too) — THE Journal
“In a digital world, learners of every age should be taking their first steps toward establishing an online presence. Here’s why.”
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Are You Ready for the Post-College SAT? – WSJ.com
“The test [CLA+] is part of a movement to find new ways to assess the skills of graduates. Employers say grades can be misleading and that they have grown skeptical of college credentials.”
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Inquiry: The Cornerstone of Teaching–Part I
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In the Global Thinking Project teachers from different cultures came together to develop a curriculum was inquiry-based and involved students in solving local problems, as well thinking globally about these problems by participating in a global community of practice. Inquiry was at the heart of the project.
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Inquiry is the sin qua non of experiential teaching and learning.
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classrooms organized as democratic spaces encourage imagination
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Becoming an inquiry teacher is a life-long phenomenon that emerges from the craft of teaching in the context of classrooms and schools that advocate professional collaboration and a pursuit of wisdom in teaching.
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Increase Your Potential by Thinking Like a Rookie – Explore. Create. Repeat. – by 4ormat
“What creative doors can we open when we start thinking like a rookie? Is it possible to reclaim that sense of unlimited potential for growth we had at the beginning of our careers?”
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Why I spent 10th grade online – The Washington Post
Great account of a learning sabbatical engaged by a tenth grader. Relates some pros/cons of traditional and emerging schooling. (HT @occam98)
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