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Can personalized learning prevail?

  • August 24, 2017

I have read and re-read this article, and since I couldn’t say it any better myself, I got permission to reprint it in its entirety.  You can find the original at https://edexcellence.net/articles/can-personalized-learning-prevail, where it was…

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Lauren Anderson
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The Loss of Creativity

  • August 9, 2017

“Ask a roomful of five-year-olds how many are artists and every hand will shoot up.  Ask a roomful of thirty-five-year-olds the same question and you get one reluctant hand.” Listen to Dr. Mark Siegel reflect…

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Good News about Proficiency Education (aka Personalized Learning)

  • August 2, 2017

For over 40 years I’ve been writing about and advocating for proficiency-based teaching and learning. It is also known by other names (competency, mastery and more) but now it is being called student-centered learning or…

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Young People Are the Geniuses Who Change the World

  • August 9, 2013

In my recent blog about the importance of listening I wrote, “Students are really brilliant, you know.”  In my recent blog about creativity I wrote about Erik Wahl’s book, “Ask a roomful of five-year-olds how…

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Thinking About Education, Technology and Social Media

  • August 7, 2013

Part of my day involves ed tech (educational technology).  While I’m not an expert in this ever-evolving world, I try to stay informed so that my school (and I) can do the best we can…

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Thinking About Education and the Importance of Listening

  • August 2, 2013

A wise young teacher once told me, “What my students have to say is more important than what I have to say.”  I gained a lot from that mini-lesson. I thought I’d pass on some…

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“…our school systems actually lied to children and to families and to communities”

  • July 31, 2013

Now that I have your attention, here’s the full July 5, 2013 story from NPR (“Education Reform Movement Learns Lesson From Old Standards’) “‘For far too long, our school systems actually lied to children and…

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Thinking About Creativity – It’s Important!

  • July 29, 2013

I have been thinking about creativity.  A few years ago I moderated a panel of experts on the topic of creativity at a Digital Education Leadership Conference.  It really changed my views on creativity and…

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Thinking About Health From A Scientific Point Of View

  • July 25, 2013

The subject of diet always stirs up arguments.  But despite the fact there are streams of infomercials and new best-selling diet-fad books, science is advancing in this area.  I wanted to share two items, because…

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The Short Commencement Speech That Wasn’t Given

  • July 15, 2013

I hear and read many high school commencement speeches.  I think the speaker’s goal is to share some eternal truth, wisdom, and insight with students who are now formally starting their lives as adults.  …

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