CHANGEd: What if we used the Big Shifts to evolve? 60-60-60 #56

Do educators really listen to the leaders of our national organizations? Shouldn’t we? As a member of an NAIS (National Association of Independent Schools) school, I believe I should listen and respond to the leadership of Pat Bassett. Will you take 27 minutes to watch his talk about the Big Shifts for schools of the [...]

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CHANGEd: What if we really examined our identity as schools? 60-60-60 #16

Please make 23 minutes and 41 seconds to watch Bryan Stevenson’s TED talk: “We need to talk about an injustice.” The opposite of poverty is not wealth. … In too many places, the opposite of poverty is justice. Stevenson’s talk has me thinking almost constantly about why we are not more purposefully, more systemically, more [...]

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CHANGEd: What if we rethink time and curriculum for grand challenges? 60-60-60 #7

At TEDxAtlanta: Community on Tuesday, I heard many amazing thinkers and doers. Among them, Rhonda Lowry shared the idea that networked literacy is essential – that we must value relational connections over industrial-age containers (like…bell schedules?!). At virtually all the TED and TEDx events, we hear from amazing folks that are making positive differences in [...]

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#NAISac12 Helping me clarify thinking about EduInnovation

In terms of transforming schools, there are obviously degrees of transformation. How far we educators are willing to travel along that spectrum of possible transformation will determine a number of things, including: 1) if we will transform schools, 2) when we will transform schools, and 3) how fast we will transform schools. While attending the [...]

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To #Unboundary

Unboundary (n.) strategic design studio, located in Atlanta, GA, which helps companies “define their purpose and pursue significance.” [from the Unboundary web site] (v.) to remove limits of an area, subject, or sphere of activity [adapted from Apple's spotlight definition of "boundary"] In times of profound change, the learners inherit the earth, while the learned [...]

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