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Synergy 8: the wish, the plan, the needs…

Posted on March 12, 2012 by

We are approaching the end of the time we will devote to our Alpha project so that our teams can move into their Beta project.  As is our practice, Bo and I are more directive with the choices during the … Continue reading →

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“I thought Contagious was bad. Can it be good too?” #Synergy

Posted on January 21, 2012 by

“I thought Contagious was bad. Can it be good too?”  was an early reaction to Kiran Bir Sethi’s TED talk on day one of Synergy. Have you been introduced to Kiran Bir Sethi, the founder of the Riverside School in Ahmedabad? … Continue reading →

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Participating virtually – schedules and spaces that fit learning

Posted on January 12, 2012 by

My child, A-Sunshine, has not been able to go to school for the past two days.  Yesterday, my schedule allowed me to work from home in the morning while her dad taught his classes.  We then traded locations so I … Continue reading →

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Passionate Motivated Learners: 2011 Google Global Science Fair winners

Posted on January 11, 2012 by

Meet this year’s Google Global Science Fair winners: Lauren, 13, studied the effect of marinades on the level of  carcinogens in grilled chicken. (Google n. pag.) Naomi, 16, proposed that making changes to indoor environments to improve indoor air quality … Continue reading →

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PBL Field Guide: Where are you starting?

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

I’m reading Reinventing Project-Based Learning: Your Field Guide to Real-World Projects in the Digital Age by Suzie Boss and Jane Krauss published by the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE).  This field guide encourages the user to focus on … Continue reading →

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Synergy: Complexity~Simplicity, Collaboration & Brainstorming

Posted on October 27, 2011 by

Our Synergy team is at the halfway mark, time wise, of the semester.  For the past 9 weeks we have been recording images, questions, and thoughts in our observation journals.  We use a common space, a Posterous group, to communicate, … Continue reading →

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PBL PD – The Kindezi School

Posted on October 12, 2011 by

Through the support of our school, Bob Ryshke and the Center for Teaching, Bo Adams and I connected our learning with the learning and experiences of the adult learners at The Kindezi School.  The conversation and learning on Tuesday, October 11, … Continue reading →

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Tearing Down Walls

Posted on March 21, 2011 by

We live in an increasingly connected world. Yet barriers to connection continue to operate in schools. Kathy Boles at Harvard has described school as the egg-crate culture. With some exceptions, teaching can be an isolated and isolating profession, unless teachers … Continue reading →

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