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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Driving Your Initiative: Positive Pressure & Support (Part 1: Expectations)
So you’re working on your school initiative, and you really believe in it, and you really want it to make a difference. And you are trying to pay attention to leadership for school change, and have certainly provided training to … Continue reading
Posted in Lead4Change, Leadership
Tagged Lead4Change Model, Leadership, Positive Pressure and Support, School Change
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What is Our Purpose for Education?
As I have mentioned, there were recently some interesting conversations on the MiddleTalk listserve around each of the points in the Forbes article, “Nine Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School.” Number 9 is “The purpose of your education is … Continue reading
What If Sitting In Class Were As Much Fun As Days Off!
I participate in conversations on the Association for Middle Level Education’s MiddleTalk listserve. Recently, we’ve had a series of interesting conversations around each of the 9 points in the Forbes article, “Nine Dangerous Things You Were Taught In School.” Number … Continue reading
Mexican Food Schools
I remember being in high school, and frustrated with school, and thinking, “I can do this better than it’s being done to me!” I think that thought alone is the main reason I became a teacher. But it is also … Continue reading
Posted in Customized Learning, Food For Thought, Motivation
Tagged Helping Students Succeed, Learning Theory, Multiple Pathways
Not All At Once: The Phases of Implementing Customized Learning
Some folks have started hearing grumblings from educators and community members about their school’s work on implementing Customized Learning. And these grumblings make us worry (rightly) if working toward Customized Learning is really the right move. Here are some of … Continue reading
10 Key Components of Customized Learning
The talk in Maine schools right now, perhaps even more than Common Core, is Customized Learning. The recently established Maine Cohort for Customized Learning is made up of 27 full and associate member districts collaborating on implementing Customized Learning. And … Continue reading
MLTI, Kindergarten iPads, & Customized Learning: a Keynote with Gov. King & Commissioner Bowen
Imagine! Governor Angus King, who started the country’s first statewide 1to1 learning with laptop initiative, on stage with Commissioner Steve Bowen, whose strategic plan for education moves Maine away from Carnegie Units and toward Customized Learning, answering questions posed by … Continue reading
Posted in Customized Learning, Technology for Learning
Tagged ECE_iPads, iPad, Leadership, School Change
Our 8 Messages to the State Board of Education
On May 9th, the State Board of Education had their meeting in Auburn (press coverage in the SunJournal and at WCSH6). The Board often has their regular meeting at a school, spending the morning in a workshop and the afternoon … Continue reading
Posted in Technology for Learning
Tagged Auburn, Leadership, PD for Paradigm Shift, Student Engagement
Should Kindergarteners Use iPads in the Classroom? Absolutely!
This week, Government Technology posted the article, “Should Kindergarteners Use iPads in the Classroom?“ It looked like the article had found year-old news of our starting our iPad initiative, thinking it was current, and raised the question if this were … Continue reading
Posted in Advantage2014 - Auburn iPads, Technology for Learning
Tagged Aubschl, Auburn, Aub_Adv2014, ECE_iPads, iPad
It’s a Matter of Using the Right Prompt: The Words of Gary Stager
This week, both Gary Stager and I were featured speakers at the Association for Independent Maryland and DC Schools’ (AIMS) technology conference. Gary is an old friend and colleague, who has a long history of working with 1to1 learning with … Continue reading
