From the intro on TED.com to “John Green: The nerd’s guide to learning everything online”
Some of us learn best in the classroom, and some of us … well, we don’t. But we still love to learn, to find out new things about the world and challenge our minds. We just need to find the right place to do it, and the right community to learn with. In this charming talk, author John Green shares the world of learning he found in online video.
Breadth and Depth: Can We Have It Both Ways? – Learning Deeply – Education Week
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The 100-hour knack — The Whiteboard
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with a 100 hours of investment into a new skill or practice, you can hit a tipping point, where you start getting more out of the practice than what you put in.
But the 100-hour knack leads to, perhaps, a more important corollary: an acknowledgement that you need to make the investment, without satisfactory benefit, to get to this point.
What is a Performance Task? | PerformanceTask.com
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D.I.Y. Education Before YouTube – NYTimes.com
Interesting look at self-directed learning, with a bit of an historical perspective that points to “we used to learn on our own more.” A good inquiry prompt for explorations such as 1) in what ways is this perspective true or false, 2) what conditions have led to this change over time, 3) how might we structure time so that self-directed learning is more possible and probable, etc.
The paradoxes of creative leadership | Innovation Management
Tweet from @akytle: The paradoxes of creative leadership http://t.co/EK2bbsmBkN So Blessed 2 play w/ cre8tve ldrs! #mvpschool @jbrettjacobsen @boadams1
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The Paradoxes of Creative Leadership http://t.co/EzHURi9kfL #creative #Leaders http://t.co/hhWSOkQpB9
In this article, we describe the competencies of a creative leader in detail, and invite you to look in the mirror and see how you score on those key competencies. We explore the topic of paradoxes found in creative leadership and leave you with some practical suggestions on how to grow as a creative leader.
Maker-Centered Learning and the Development of Self
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A fabulous reflection from an inspired and inspiring educator who demonstrates profound perspective consciousness and empathy through walking in several different kinds of shoes.
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The Past, Present and Future of School Design | EdSurge News
Tweet from @akytle: @jbrettjacobsen @boadams1 Here’s part 2 #mvdesign The Past, Present and Future of School Design https://t.co/TQe1qbMklL #edtech via @EdSurge
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An enticing introduction to a great story of collaboration among educators and colleagues, made possible by their vision and action, with support from our school and the Institute for Innovation. Look forward to learning more as this experimenting and building journey emerges in the fall.
I’ve had the pleasure of working with 2 fantastic colleagues, Zach Strother and TJ Edwards, on an Interdisciplinary PBL “Unit”. TJ had the idea of HMW we redesign a bike for an urban commuter that he wants to use in his Tech, Engineering, and Design (TED) class. Zach teaches AP Physics. I teach Algebra 2. As I left our time of collaboration this morning, I reflected on how fortunate I am to work with these guys, how well we work together, and how learning from them is making me a better math teacher, which benefits my students. Part of what works in our collaboration is that we chose the project and each other. We come from similar mindsets to education, though not identical, which probably minimizes the disagreements. Yet, we also feel comfortable enough to push back on certain things and talk through disagreements as we get to unity.
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Curiosity, exploratory drive, and determined persistence define Dame Ellen MacArthur’s remarkable story of sailing the world. And while her feat was tremendous, for me it pales in comparison to the mission that her journey revealed to her. MacArthur experientially discovered that the world is, in fact, circular and not flat. From that experience and developed capacity, MacArthur poses a small set of exemplar “What if” questions from which we might all derive navigational inspiration for the courses we set and support in our own lives and work.
But what inspired me most about the circular economy was its ability to inspire young people.When young people see the economy through a circular lens, they see brand new opportunities on exactly the same horizon. They can use their creativity and knowledge to rebuild the entire system, and it’s there for the taking right now, and the faster we do this, the better.
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[Note to self: explore connection of these inspired emotions and cognitions with recent Instagram post (Amelia Island, July 5, 2015) and current reads of A Curious Mind and How We Got to Here.]
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