Covid-19 has profoundly disrupted business as usual within schools, causing institutions across the country to scramble as they attempt to maintain services in the face of unforeseen obstacles. Operational challenges
By Hubert Ham, Director of Innovation & IT, The Alexander Dawson School (NV) and The Esports EDU Lab As an administrator, when was the last time you considered the state
A perhaps-underappreciated aspect of Mehta and Fine’s excellent 2018 book, In Search of Deeper Learning, is its thoughtful attention to double-loop learning. Borrowing from the work of Chris Argyris, Mehta
By Tedd Wakeman, Co-Founder and Director, the Sycamore School (CA) As trends continue toward “rigorous,” standards-based educational practice, those of us on the front lines of reimagining education continue to
In Part III of Unpleasant Truths, Will Richardson asks a key question: How do we take the very natural act of learning in children and make it happen in the very unnatural space of the classroom?
February 5, 2021 Traditionally, there are several reasons why independent schools undertake a new strategic plan: Today, there is another reason that was not considered as recently as last year:
January 28, 2021 – John Watson Back in the summer, the New York Times ran an article whose title explained a key problem with the health care response to COVID-19:
January 21, 2021 – John Watson As we leave 2020 behind and transition to the new semester and new year, what’s the latest prognosis for developments in digital learning? Here’s
Like design thinking, PBL is a process that students master (making it transferable) and then can manage themselves with appropriate support from peers and teachers. The complexity of the process
By Aria Saines, student, Punahou School (HI) Kindergarteners stand giddy in front of their new school, ready for the enjoyment of interactive games and play that will instill wonder and