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Mar 3, 20154 min read
Why Engagement is So Important
Last year, the Hay Group reported that “Organizations on the top quartile on engagement demonstrate revenue growth 2.5 times that of...
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Feb 11, 20154 min read
If We Want to Change Education, We Need to Disrupt It
What do you think our greatest improvements have been in the educational sector in the past couple of years? Has it been the number of...
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Feb 11, 20155 min read
Who Is the Teacher of Tomorrow?
In my last post, I asked people to “Imagine a School without Teachers” in order to examine some of the current challenges to the...
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Jan 5, 20153 min read
How Tragedy Opened the Door to a Teachable Moment
Oberlin College President Marvin Krislov’s decision to reject a student petition to suspend failing grades this semester has sparked...
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Jan 5, 20152 min read
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...
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Jan 5, 20153 min read
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...
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Dec 9, 20142 min read
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...
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Oct 7, 20143 min read
A (Cautionary) Tale of Two Students
The two students at the heart of this story are sisters, raised in moderate circumstances in one of the richest cities in the world....
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