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Bran Ferren is defined by a long series of descriptors. Here is what appears in Wikipedia: a technologist, artist, architectural designer, vehicle designer, engineer, lighting and sound designer, visual effects artist, scientist, lecturer, photographer, entrepreneur and inventor. Some list! When you watch his TED Talk, you will see why he could easily be defined in…
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A recent Spotlight Series from Education Week entitled, On Using Assessment to Measure Student Learning and Growth, was devoted to addressing some lingering questions regarding classroom assessment practices. After reading the edition, I thought it might be helpful to share my reflections on a variety of these pieces. The Center for Teaching blog has…
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Boy George, interviewed this morning on NPR’s Morning Edition, shares his experiences with music, life in recovery, and thoughts about school in the piece, For Boy George, Music And Style Is Just ‘What I Do‘. An interesting segment that reveals part of his journey over the past 20 years. What struck me most about the…
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Today is the first day of a two-day Design Summit @AK12DC. Click here to follow Atlanta K12 Design Challenge. Eighty-five teachers from eleven schools are participating in a two-day summit using design thinking to address a critical issue facing their school. The project began five months ago with training of eleven facilitators, one from each…
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Giselle Martin-Kniep, President of Learner Centered Initiatives, spoke at ASCD 2014 about being sure we measure what matters. She asked two fundamental questions that were the focus of her exploration. What does measuring what matters mean? Do we have the courage and will to measure what matters? One way to get into a deeper discussion…
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