• In defense of failure – Unstuck

  What if we (schools across U.S.) tried the stuff in the HGSE article (http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/2013/09/whats-the-big-idea/?show=all) and used the tips here to help us overcome our fear of the ideas failing? I bet we’d learn a lot by way of the Edu R&D!

  tags: failure #MustRead

• What’s the Big Idea? | Harvard Graduate School of Education

  Big Hat Tip to @MrsACBragg
  “When it comes to “improving” schools, students, and teachers, there’s no shortage of opinions out there on what won’t work. We wanted to know, what could work? For several months, we asked people to tell us one tangible education idea they had that was worth spreading. Some writers are connected to the Ed School, others aren’t. Yes, there’s even an idea from a Muppet. As you’ll see, a few ideas are slight twists on thoughts we’ve heard before; others are quirky and curious. All, we hope, will get you thinking.”

  Read more: http://www.gse.harvard.edu/news-impact/2013/09/whats-the-big-idea/#ixzz2hJ4nzpsh

  tags: School Change schoolreform edchange edreform #MustRead ChangED

• As ‘Above,’ So ‘Below’: Leadership as Learning at #EdLeader21′s PLC Event | chris.thinnes.me

  Leading IS learning.

  HT @GrantLichtman
  Outstanding recap of work, progress, sharing at #edleader21 via @CurtisCFEE http://t.co/rvk8G69lD1 @kenkay21 So many brushfires burning!

  tags: edleader21 #MustRead Leadership

• Part of the untold iPhone story

  Not getting it perfect, but prototyping to learn and improve. A part of a case study re: iPhone.

  HT @TylerThigpen
  Reminds me of putting together #TDed http://t.co/o7eN8lcPoC @EmilyBreite @boadams1 @TJEdwards62 @TheRealJamCam @StrotherZach @KristynGatesA

  tags: TDed #MustRead Design Prototyping failup

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