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Steve writes about his own temporary frustrations while being a co-learner with his students rather than the traditional ed “resident expert.” I so appreciate Steve’s honest reflection and encouragement to the Growth Mindset as we shift our paradigm about what it might mean to be “teacher” in different pedagogical postures.
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Fascinating “checklist for change:” 1) relearn the importance of collective action, 2) put an end to rhetorical excess, 3) empower a different kind of faculty leader, 4) recast the faculty-staffing table, 5) make the academic department the unit of instructional production.
HT @meghancureton
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Changing that last condition—in essence, rebuilding a faculty culture of change and innovation—will require forceful and, more important, collective action on our part as members of the faculty. As individuals we will have to abandon that sense of ourselves as independent actors and agents.
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On Vulnerability | Dani Shapiro
In looking more deeply at “reflective practice,” I am re-examining a body of work under the umbrella of vulnerability. Interestingly, while doing so, a colleague in Baltimore sent an inquiry about reflective practice and Brene Brown. Also, this morning’s walk and podcast was Debbie Milman, of Design Matters, interviewing Dani Shapiro. They mention this post.
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Collective Genius – Harvard Business Review
“In the way they behave and structure the organizations where talented people work, leaders can draw out the slices of genius in each individual and assemble them into innovations that represent collective genius. The question is not “How do I make innovation happen?” but, rather, “How do I set the stage for it to happen?””
HT @MeghanCureton, @CenterTeach
Design for Social Impact Exhibit 5.25.14-8.03.14 @modatl
The Design for Social Impact exhibit at MODA is open!
How can design solve real world problems? Our new exhibition, Design for Social Impact, shows how the design process is being used to tackle some of the 21st century’s most difficult problems.
Based on the idea that design is a way of looking at the world with an eye for changing it, Design for Social Impact looks at how designers, engineers, students, professors, architects, and social entrepreneurs are using design to solve problems in the areas of shelter, community, education, healthcare, energy, and food & water.
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Why kids love Scratch: It lets them fail in a way their parents don’t – Quartz
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Design Is About Intent | Rampant Innovation
HT @occam98
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And design is about intent.
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Intent means purpose; something highly designed was crafted with intention in every creative decision.
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Overarching intent is easy. The hard part is driving that conscious decision-making throughout every little choice in the creative process. Good designers have a clear sense of the overall purpose of their creation; great designers can say, “This is why we made that decision” about a thousand details.
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Three Design Evasions
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The first evasion: Preserving
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The second evasion: Copying
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The third evasion: Delegating
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Deeper work in 2014-15 with Mount Vernon Upper School
One week ago today, we announced at Mount Vernon that I would serve in a more direct leadership role with the Upper School, in deeper collaboration and partnership with Krista Parker and Emily Breite, while our school extends the search for our next Head of Upper School.
What an incredible opportunity for me to work with the Upper School division, faculty, and leadership as we continue to build a program that achieves our vision for being the best at developing and delivering a 21st century learning experience.
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The Goal of Education Is Becoming – Education Week
HT @nicolenmartin
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The real goal of education, and of school, is becoming—becoming a “good” person and becoming a more capable person than when you started. Learning is nothing but a means of accomplishing that goal, and it is dangerous to confuse the ends with the means.
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A Philosophy of Walking: Thoreau, Nietzsche and Kant on Walking
An interesting piece on walking as a way of slowly and deeply thinking – critically important to creative think and innovative progress on complex things.
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Project and Learning Matrix structure at Newington CollegeHT @MeghanCureton
Via @rolfek: 4wk integrated lrng project on Sustainability. http://t.co/KJ62Epsvoh CC (@KristynGatesA @EmilyBreite @HollyChesser @boadams1) -
The Overflowing Froth of Realness: Iowa BIG | ThinkThankThunk
HT @occam98
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The teaching and learning of the students overflows beyond any individual teacher so quickly, it’s almost amazing that we’ve intentionally left the community out of education for so long.
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grades are supposed to be communicative over time, instead of summative of a time
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symbiotic, intentionally-built relationship between education, business, nonprofit, government
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