Jan
10
2010
10
2010
How do we “Fix the Schools?”
Ellen Berg, my colleague in The Teacher Leaders asked this very simple question the other day. I had so much fun in answering and I believe so deeply in the power of this simple question that I wanted to ...
Jul
12
2009
12
2009
Facebook Quizzes and Lesson Planning
It used to be 4 colors that defined the differences between personalities: gold, blue, green, and orange. Then it advanced to 8 slices of a pie used to categorize the different intelligences: linguistic, logical, naturalistic, interpersonal, intrapersonal, visual/spatial, kinesthetic, musical. There are ...
Jul
05
2009
05
2009
Standards Conversation #1: Should Education Take a Tip from Starbucks?
Starbucks is the ultimate in differentiation. In fact, it's built an empire on providing individualized, one-on-one product to any member of its clientele, no questions asked. Cute, young baristas (some with piercings, some without) hand out drinks with a smile, ...

