Backing Into School Design from the Workplace of Tomorrow
I originally posted portions of this in a blog titled “This is a School That Johnny Wants to Attend.” A couple of readers thought the...
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Mar 31, 20154 min read
Is Gen Z Prepared for the Real World or Not?
This weekend’s Job Market Column, “Make Way for Generation Z,” by Alexandra Levit intrigued me frankly because of the overall optimism of...
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Mar 31, 20153 min read
Can Two Extra “Vs” Help EdTech Save Education?
Last week I heard Guy Kawasaki talk about his passion for writing, his two latest books: “The Art of the Start-Up 2.0” and “The Art of...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read
Lessons in Arts Education from a Rock Star
Last night’s tribute concert to David Byrne was the 11th show in Michael Dorf’s “Music of” series that benefits a number of music...
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Mar 24, 20155 min read
What a Mountain Climber Can Teach Us about Education
“He climbed with partners now and then but mostly spent time by himself and free-soloed — first on easy routes and then, as his...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read
Revising Our Perspective on Change in Education
Do you consider the current changes in education to constitute evolution or revolution? A few years ago, in a white paper titled...
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Mar 24, 20154 min read
Today’s Paradigm Shift: Don’t Do All That Homework
Think back to your kid self, and consider the news this week that a Kip’s Bay, New York elementary school has stopped assigning...
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Mar 3, 20153 min read
Pedagogy of the Oppressed: Redux
We’re frequently presented with approaches to teaching and learning as if they are somewhat new. Or there’s a new study defending the...
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Nov 13, 20142 min read
How Design Thinking in Education Can Keep Software from Eating You
Software has deeply impacted my life as a teacher and learning designer, but it has not eaten me . . . yet. Here’s how I learned to...
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Nov 4, 20143 min read
This is a School that Johnny Wants to Attend
I worry about Johnny, so I decided to design an optimal school for him. This school has: More material that is introduced at home for...
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