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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...
Apr 7, 20154 min read
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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...
Mar 31, 20154 min read
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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...
Mar 31, 20153 min read
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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...
Mar 24, 20154 min read
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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...
Mar 24, 20155 min read
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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...
Mar 24, 20154 min read
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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...
Mar 24, 20154 min read
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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...
Mar 3, 20153 min read
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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...
Nov 13, 20142 min read
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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...
Nov 4, 20143 min read
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