From Chris Lehmann’s TEDX- NYED talk ……”what do you teach?…. don’t say I teach English or Science (ect.), say I teach children!”
Today a student equipped with a smart phone can do research about a topic anywhere so why then would a student travel specifically to the library? A school space must be designed in such a way that students want to come and stay in the space. Is there comfortable furniture? Is there a high speed [...]
Our middle school is what some would consider a leader in technology integration. Look we even won an award:)
But I just can’t help but notice that students are turning inward instead of leveraging this technology to collaborate. Which brings me to the idea of curriculum……..when students cover the same context as they did pre-laptop [...]
Spending much of my childhood playing in the woods, lakes and mountains of Northern Idaho my appreciation for nature is deeply rooted. Now living in one of the largest and most polluted cities in the world, Shanghai my perspective on development is multifaceted but to be truthful I would trade the shopping-brunch lifestyle for a [...]
I just finished this interesting book:
Hirsch, E. D. (1987). Cultural literacy: what every american needs to know. Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Co.
As one of my classmates stated “Hirsch believes many Americans are lacking “cultural literacy,” or a basic knowledge of any and all topics relevant to our country. He asserts that without background knowledge of cultural literacy, [...]
Some days just have themes attached to them and today a bright and sunny Friday is definitely visual literacy. Two amazing events happened at our school today. An presentation by Scott McCloud and the S2SF student film festival.
Scott’s talk was inspiring in that his message taped into an imaginative innovative side that all of us have [...]
Today as part of a Data in a Day exercise organized by our curriculum team I will be combing the school as part of a team with a student, parent and other faculty to gather data about our schools ESLR’s.
ESLR’s are not something that most schools ever quantify or assess so how can you tell if [...]
Dewey, J. (1938). Experiences and Education. New York, New York, United States of America: Simon and Schuster.
Considered one of the most important educational philosophers of the modern age, John Dewey unpacks, in his 1938 book the importance of viewing education as not purely a term that can be defined but more an ongoing process of experiences [...]
Carbon offsetting our trips around Asia is something that was a pipe dream of mine last year and now is a true reality. At the beginning of the school year I was feeling both excited and guilty while planning upcoming swim team trips around Asia.
A little green and creative thinking cultivated an idea to [...]
Skipper Rich Wilson, what an inspiration!
Skipper Rich Wilsons Site and Blog
Science Lesson for Grade 4 Water Unit
Where are they now? Interactive Map
