Disrupting Class Primer

I have been having lots of conversations at school (the one where I work) about Disrupting Class. People keep saying, "I have to read the book."
Obviously, reading the book is the best way to get this, but if you don’t have time to read the book right now and want a primer, here’s some [...]

If You Started a School, What Would the Theme Be?

As I’ve been exploring the theme of Disruptive Innovation and its implications for schools in the next 10-15 years, I have imagined that there will be opportunities for new schools to replace some of the schools that have not changed. Over the weekend, I was thinking about what the theme of a school that [...]

Differentiated Instruction

In Educational Leadership this month, Carol Ann Tomlinson writes about Differentiated Instruction as a way of giving students ownership of learning. She states:
Differentiation enables teachers to go beyond the question, How can I make sure a student masters a body of information? asking instead, How can I help create a real learner?
There are four [...]

Personalized Learning

Recently, Dean Shareski commented on my last post:
I’m just over halfway through the book. It’s amazing how tightly many of the concepts align with discussions and initiatives I’m currently involved with. In many ways, he articulates some key ideas that have been roaming around my brain for a while.

Dean is right on. In Disrupting Class, [...]