Music Directing and Leadership. Two topics I have, at various stages of my life, given considerable time, thought and work. The other day I stumbled upon a podcast from the Art Works Podcast series from the National Endowment for the Arts. The interview featured Alan Gilbert, Music Director of the New York Philharmonic. During the […]
Archives for April 2013
Engaging Online Learners
Here’s a topic that doesn’t run across my feed reader too often: Why online education is mostly a fantasy. The title certainly intrigued me, especially as we work in my district to develop the next steps of our vision for teaching and learning. I agree with most of the writer’s points: “The online education utopians […]
Some thoughts on social media in education
I found an article this morning from Lisa Nielsen and Lisa Cooley, Newsflash: Social media is real life. Take a few minutes to go read it and then share it with a parent or educator. I think it is an excellent argument for why we as educators need to embrace social media. The ideas expressed […]
Employers want people who…
Catching up on some RSS feeds, I ran across this on the Personalized Learning blog, the post “Who controls the Learning?” I really like this list. Two questions: (1) Are we providing our learners with the opportunity to develop these qualities? (2) Better yet… Do educators personally engage these qualities in their work….everyday? I know […]
Vision for the Future of Education
I enjoy videos such as this one because they underscore the importance of vision in designing a better education system. [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BYMd-7Ng9Y8]
Self-directed Learning – What should we be teaching?
Several weeks ago I witnessed an interesting exchange with high school students. A group of students was asked what course they would most like to see offered that isn’t currently on the high school roster of offerings. Here were some of the responses: Photoshop and other software Psychology II/AP Psychology French Philosophy Tech Ed – […]
Thinking of schools as workplaces
From the article “How to make your classroom a thinking space“… Think back to your mental image of a creative workplace. Was the place you imagined a school? If the answer was “no,” why not? School is a work place for 55 million people in the United States where 51.5 million student “workers” and 3.5 […]