Last night, I had the chance to talk on the phone with my good friend Angela Maiers. She admitted to me that she was completely exhausted, but I would have never guessed it. As always, she was a bundle of energy as she told me about all of the fantastic opportunities she’s recently been a [...]
In this podcast, Alan November has a conversation with Brad Ovenell-Carter, School Head of the Think Global School. This traveling school takes a global contingency of students on a journey through various countries as they learn about the world around them as well as dig deeply into a rich curriculum. Alan and Brad discuss the [...]
Lessons Learned in a Global School: A Podcast with Brad Ovenell-Carter [ 28:15 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | DownloadI had intended to post this week on a new idea we have for assessment of writing. I will post that next week. Events have overshadowed and overtaken that plan. On Jan. 17 a 16-year-old sophomore in Brattleboro, VT, took her own life. Few knew outside the immediate community because it was a holiday and [...]
The hardest thing for teachers to do is make the transition from paper and pencils to online media: Not enough computers, not enough knowledge, not enough time and a whole new way of doing things. We work with hundreds of teachers in the same situation and we offer this advice: Take small steps. Find a [...]
One thing teachers can do immediately to benefit students is to communicate electronically with students and their families. There are many options for doing so, and depending on how much autonomy you have within your school, you might want to explore a variety of tools to find the best fit for you and your classroom. [...]
“The only problem with school, for the kids who aren’t achieving, is that there isn’t enough of it.” Outliers: The Story of Success by Malcolm Gladwell I’ve recently finished reading the outstanding book by Malcolm Gladwell, Outliers: The Story of Success. I highly recommend it, so much so, that I don’t want to give [...]
Young Writers Project teaches a Master’s Practicum in Digital Learning. It’s yearlong, and we supply teachers with a customized digital classroom site, built in Drupal, that we refer to as a “creative management system.” The Master’s class focuses on having the teachers learn by doing; we help them fold the site into their curriculum as [...]
So let me jump into your first question: Who is this guy? My name is Geoffrey Gevalt and I am a new NL guest blogger. For 33 years I was a journalist; I believed it a calling, a profession, really, that was affirmed by the First Amendment and that necessitated long hours, low pay, dogged [...]
Richard Halkett, Director of Strategy, Research, and Global Education for Cisco Systems, and Alan November, Senior Partner, November Learning discuss what the next steps are for educators and educational systems. Richard states: If we are talking about the emergence of a learning society, rather than just an education system, then we need to insure that [...]
In this section, Richard Halkett, Director of Strategy, Research, and Global Education for Cisco Systems, discusses schools that are implementing a 21st Century curriculum. Richard shares the curricular changes, leadership, and assessment ideas that are being put into practice. Richard also shares with us how some of these schools are incorporating informal learning that was [...]
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