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An Introduction to Design Thinking

Design Thinking was born from a marriage between the business world and traditional approaches to designing products for people....
Action Plan, Design Thinking, Future Design School

I’m Starting My Vlog.

Ok, I’m finally doing it. I’m starting my vlog.   When I started Cohort 21 this year, my action plan...
Action Plan, Design Thinking, Future Design School, The Vlog

Success = Boredom.

Today during Cohort 21, a notification popped up on my phone. It was letting me know that Casey Neistat, one...
Action Plan, Philosophy of Education, Philosophy of Life

Can Mindsets Be Contagious?

My last post about Jay Atwood’s presentation on finding your “hedgehog” has led me to think about how much...
Action Plan, Authentic Learning, Design Thinking, Philosophy of Education

What Is the Purpose of School?

Should schools focus on preparing students for real life or for University? Wait…aren’t those the same thing? As I...
21st Century Skills, Action Plan, Design Thinking

Step 1: Know Your User

It’s the third week of November. Report cards are just finished looming, piles of marking are stacking up, students...
21st Century Skills, Action Plan, Authentic Learning, Design Thinking

The Classroom Where Anything is Possible

At the end of the school year in June, and again this September, I had the great pleasure of...
21st Century Skills, Action Plan, Desigh Thinking

Moving Forward, Looking Back

Today I went for my first long bike ride of the season. I’ve been riding all winter long, so...
Action Plan, Desigh Thinking, Effective PD

Bring it Back: Design Thinking + Teacher Growth

Over the past several months, I have been thinking and talking with colleagues about how I will “bring it...
Action Plan, Desigh Thinking, Effective PD, Klingenstein

Catching Up Is Hard To Do

How can it possibly be March 3rd already? It feels like only yesterday it was December and I was...
Action Plan

What Can Friday Night Lights Teach Us About Learning?

As I mentioned in my last post, I have decided to focus my action plan on using online tools...
Action Plan, Effective PD

An Equation for Effective PD

Don’t we all wish it was August again? Fresh faced from the summer, we were full of piss n’...
Action Plan
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