Teachers, Admin, and Students Re-Learning Roles At St. Agnes-St. Dominic, Memphis
November 30, 2012St. Agnes Academy and St. Dominic School is the oldest continuously operating school in Memphis, according to 19-year President Barbara Daush. They have 915 students; boys are preK-8 and girls preK-12. When I arrived at the stunning new Veritas Research Center building, a group of girls were headed off for a morning of service at…
Commitment to Diversity Leads Progressive Vision at St. George’s School, Memphis
November 29, 2012I tend to report along a timeline, at least when sorting out many pages of notes from a long days’ visit. Throw that out the window today. The story of this school wraps back on itself in several unique and powerful ways, all of which give me a greater sense of optimism for education in…
Busting Silos, Faculty Collaboration Change Learning Landscape at Hutchison School, Memphis
November 28, 2012After more than 55 school visits in the last 11 weeks, I feel I am getting pretty good at reading how committed a faculty is to embracing change. At some schools, the vision of change is met with reluctance; at some with cautious optimism for the growth of bright lights. Then there are the schools…
Leading Classroom Change Permeates Presbyterian Day School
November 27, 2012My second full day at Presbyterian Day School in Memphis was just as eventful as the first; this mid-sized elementary school continued to surprised me with an array of truly leading edge programs in character education, global awareness, health and fitness, tailored learning in reading, curriculum development, an exceptional virtual social studies program, and more. …
Math, Student Questioning: Link to Two Presidential Award Teachers
November 26, 2012I just got back from a dinner with Jeff McCalla, high school math teacher at St. Mary’s Episcopal in Memphis. Jeff is a past winner of the prestigious Presidential Award of Excellence for Science & Mathematics Teaching. He also does instruction for Texas Instruments and was introduced to me by both Jill Gough from Trinity…
Back on the Road for Completion of EdJourney
November 25, 2012I am back in Memphis, and thanks to Jamie Baker and husband Phil for opening a spare bedroom in their wonderful downtown loft home to me. Welcome back to all who have been following my journey, and hopes that you had a wonderful Thanksgiving with lots of family and little work. Memphis is quiet on…
SAIS Lunch and Learn Video: First Thoughts From My EdJourney
November 18, 2012For all who have so generously given of their time to read my blog so far on this journey, a huge thanks! Knowing that the miles and nights in strange hotels are helping to connect educators and encourage innovative thinking makes it all worthwhile. I am on a week break back home in San Diego…
Template For an Education Revolution; First Post From Presbyterian Day School, Memphis
November 17, 2012I will make several reports from Presbyterian Day School and the Martin Institute for Teaching Excellence in Memphis; I visited for a day yesterday and will be back the week after Thanksgiving. We talk about revolutionary changes and evolutionary changes and sometimes those terms take on the meaning of time: rapid vs tepid. This is…
Steady Innovation “Broadens the Purpose of Education” at Randolph School, Huntsville
November 16, 2012I made an “unofficial” stop in Huntsville to see colleagues at the Randolph School. We only had a couple of hours, but I have been talking about education innovation with Head Byron Hulsey and Assistant Head for Academic Affairs Jerry Beckman for several years, so we hit the ground running. We were also joined by…
Relevance Permeates the Learning Experience at Baylor School, Chattanooga
November 15, 2012It is always tempting to say that we can’t afford to do what other schools can because we don’t have their resources, and you will have that temptation today. The Baylor School sits on more than 600 acres, high above the Tennessee River, and even on a day when rain made it tough to stroll…
Young Students Thrive in New Learning Environments at Trinity School, Atlanta
November 14, 2012Retiring Head Stephen Kennedy could have just watched the year go by at the Trinity School in Atlanta, but he chose to keep his foot on the innovation pedal. Among other things, he hired Jill Gough, one of the regions leaders in classroom innovation to make sure the school increases its arc of forward-leaning innovation,…
Education Design Thinking? Quick Intro from Mt. Vernon Presbyterian D-Think Summit
November 13, 2012What is design thinking? A number of schools are using this tool to re-imagine not only what they are going to teach, but how they are going to teach in a rapidly changing world. To be honest, there is not much revolutionary about d-thinking, but it has made classic problem solving more accessible, collaborative, interactive,…
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