An Introduction to Design Thinking
Design Thinking was born from a marriage between the business world and traditional approaches to designing products for people....
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Vlog #002: Innovation Everywhere
The first real episode of the blog is ready for viewing! This episode chronicles the crazy 72 hours I...
The Courage to Fail
Imagine a running race that takes place in the remote mountains of Tennessee. The course is five loops of...
My Next Big Adventure: Future Design School
In Greenwood’s awards assembly yesterday, where I saw grade 12 students who I have watched grow up since grade...
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, Meet Google.
Back in December, a couple of my colleagues (thanks Charles) nominated me for the Google Certified Innovator program. I...
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...
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...
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...
Moving Forward, Looking Back
Today I went for my first long bike ride of the season. I’ve been riding all winter long, so...
Lessons from Building a House: Stalling, Failing, Stressing and Making a Mess.
As many of you know, over the past nine months, my husband and I have completely gutted and rebuilt...
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...