Schools of the Future

I have been reading and thinking about how significant creativity is in education. I stumbled upon Ewan McIntosh’s blog on March 12th, Design Thinking: not just for Design and Technology class. http://edu.blogs.com/

I thought the video had some excellent points. I love the thought of more design in the classroom and would like to see more students come up with original works of art rather than go the easy way with canned graphics or Google images.…

Don't forget HTH COLLEGIAL CONVERSATION on December 10th at 8:30 am. Here is the link for more info, http://gse.hightechhigh.org/collegial_conversations.php

This is the question...

Question: How can I encourage a classroom (and schoolwide) culture that encourages students to value the quality of their work as well as the learning process over the grade on an exam?

Monika Horch,…

During our KCCL Protocol session, we were able to collaborate on a very important topic which all educators must come to grips with in the 21st century, the topic being "How to meet the needs of all learners."  The collective wisdom of the master teachers in the group provided many answers to the presenter's challenge.  The outcome was beneficial for the presenter. Yet, in my humble opinion, it was more than helping the presenter, it was about improving critical thinking and collaborating…

SAS and SJV teachers conducted a protocol session which addressed a facet of Challenge Based Learning presented by the middle school science teacher at SAS. Marcia asked for input in finding new topics that can be developed into units for science that will serve a genuine purpose in the wider community. It is difficult to find topics that involve real world community issues with science content that can be presented, addressed, and concluded within several months of an academic year. …