Blended Learning

Design for Resilience . . . in Education

We traveled to Boston from NYC this past weekend for a college audition, and walking around Back Bay found the above exhibit at the...

Design Help for Those Who Can’t Sit Still in the Classroom

In an earlier post, I wrote about Johnny, a student who couldn’t sit still and for whom I proposed a curriculum that included less time...

Collaboration in An Hour of Code

I’m thrilled to participate in this week’s “An Hour of Code,” that is taking place as part of the annual “Computer Science Education...

Partnerships for Lifelong Learning

By default and most frequently by definition, most schools are designed to ensure success measured by graduation and college acceptance...

Designing a Place for the PK-12 Student in Our Social Network

A recent article in the Chronicle by Judith Shapiro, The Value of a Shared Education, laid out the principles of Gemeinschaft and Gesells...

Meeting Veterans’ Needs with Continuous Learning

Prepare Your Audience We know that many of the traits associated with entrepreneurship are characteristics shared by the vast majority of...

Meet Johnny’s Teachers

In my previous blog, This is a School that Johnny Wants to Attend, I wrote about Johnny’s new school, an environment designed to optimize...

E-Learning Days Support a Wide Range of Practical Learning Experiences

Beyond the obvious benefits of reducing days missed when an actual snow day is called, or the challenges of getting everyone to the...

Rewriting Paradigms