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Two Westminster art teachers, Kim Blodgett and Walter DuPriest, start their 8th grade students on a journey that begins with a word. Students choose a word that has meaning to them at this point in their lives. They start off with a few instructions on the materials to use (blue tape) and where to start, and…
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In the September 2015 edition of Phi Delta Kappan, Ruth Chung Wei et.al. wrote a thoughtful and informative article entitled, Measuring What Really Matters. The authors make the case that performance-based assessments should be used more widely as a tool for getting feedback on student learning. Their use could enhance our understanding of whether students…
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Two interesting videos with Daniel Goleman about his work on Emotional Intelligence. The first one is an interview. The second is a talk he gave at an Empathy and Compassion Society conference in 2013. In the first video, he references the five skills people need to develop, to expand their emotional intelligence. self-awareness managing your…
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“We do not learn from experience… we learn from reflecting on experience.” -John Dewey The above quote is widely used in the education community. After going back and rereading some of Dewey’s works, as well as searching on the internet, I haven’t been able to locate the exact source. However, in his book,…
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I am reading an article in McKinsley Quarterly, April 2015, The Eight Essentials of Innovation written by Marc de Jong, Nathan Marston, and Erik Roth. While the research and conclusions they draw come from work in the corporate sector, I can’t help but look for ways it applies to innovation in a school setting. The…
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