Exciting New Spaces Merge With Important New Directions at Latin School of Chicago
September 20, 2012(I have not overlooked the other great St. Louis schools in the blog line-up; just got this one ready to go; will work on MRHMS, Crossroads, and New City in the next day or so) Latin School of Chicago has been impressive for a long time, a fixture amongst great independent schools in the Midwest. But…
Thanks, Thanks, for Joining; Beat in Chicago
September 19, 2012It has been an 18 hour day; three school visits since I posted about The College School, but I just can’t catch up right now. Incredible learning with staff and students at MRHMS, Crossroads, and New City in the last day and a half, then I bolted for Chicago for meetings at Latin and Francis…
Massively Creative, Experiential Learning at The College School, St. Louis
September 18, 2012Any educator interested in truly experiential learning could easily spend a week with Sheila Gurley and her team at The College School, a 260-student preK-8 in St. Louis. I am only going to be able to hit the highlights, but if you want to know how and why schools of the future are alive and…
The Tao of Innovation in Education? Reflections From St. Anne’s Episcopal, Denver
September 16, 2012Warning: synthesis ahead. I am going to give the punch line both here at the beginning and then at the end: as we all try to meet the challenges of a rapidly changing world, we must remember to give equal priority to that which does not change in our world. Last week in talking with…
Week One Lessons and Week Two Look-Ahead
September 16, 2012Week Two Look Ahead St Louis: The College School, Maplewood Richmond Heights Middle School, Crossroads Prep, New City, and Elementary School Heads Association. Chicago: Francis W. Parker, Chicago Latin Culver: Culver Academy Indianapolis: Park Tudor How You Can Benefit: Share this blog site with your faculty and staff; join the conversation with your comments; link…
Day 7: Barstow Wraps Global and Hybrid Programs in the Value Frame
September 15, 2012At the risk of being redundant for those who have read my blogs in the last week…wow. I visited the Barstow School in Kansas City for five hours yesterday, and I feel this is a school bent on regional, national, and even international leadership. If you have interest in global initiatives, technology, or hybrid/blended learning,…
Week 2 Video Interview and Links via Bo Adams
September 14, 2012Rather than reprising it all here, Bo Adams of Unboundary has posted the second of our short video interviews from my current trip. He has also been thoughtful enough to wrap our mutual interest in this research into the context of a segment of my book, The Falconer. For those new readers who have not…
Interlude: Social Era via Nilofer Merchant; Implications for Education
September 13, 2012Taking advantage of sitting at the Toyota dealership in beautiful Hays, Kansas as they replace something called in inverter cooling pump. $600. Catching up on blog reviews, and here is one that caught my attention from Nilofer Merchant. Ms. Merchant argues that we have entered a post-Information Age paradigm, shifting from decision-making based on enhanced…
Day 5.5: Leadership, Community, and More From Denver Green School
September 13, 2012Ever since I left college I have wanted to do four things: work with truly talented people; solve tough problems; create elegant solutions; and make a difference in a meaningful cause. I would have found all four at the Denver Green School. Denver Green School: sounds like a focus on environmental sustainability. Check. But there…
Day 5: Bad Car-ma; Send Mojo
September 13, 2012Great meeting with an incredible leadership team at Denver Green School. More on that tomorrow when my teeth unclench. Left Denver in heavy rain. I-70 east to just shy of the Kansas border. All at once every warning light comes on the dashboard. Slow down and hug the side of the highway. Next town, Goodland,…
Day 4.5: An Amazing Science-Drama Hybrid Pilot at St. Anne’s (Pt I)
September 12, 2012I am going to write twice about St. Anne’s Episcopal in Denver, one today to review a truly fascinating class that I sat in on, and one later this week or this weekend. I need time to reflect on the very thoughtful discussions I had with Head of School Alan Smiley and others about how…
Day 4: Self-Evolving Curriculum at Montessori of Denver
September 11, 2012Julie Bragdon, Assistant Head at Montessori School of Denver sums up how she views their school: “We are a wave, not a museum”. MSD prides itself on a rich heritage of the Montessori method and culture, but also in continuing to innovate in ways that would make Maria Montessori proud. My main takeaway from my…
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