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"Excellence Without AP" becomes Independent Curriculum Group; see website
This is to announce that the Independent Curriculum Group's website, http://www.independentcurriculum.org/ has now gone live. The ICG is the new and better iteration of the informal group of schools oragnized some years back by Bruce Hammond (then of Sandia Prep in New Mexico) under the "Excellence without AP" banner. Bruce is now the executive director of the ICG and the brains behind the outfit in all ways.
The new site features some stateme… Continue
The new site features some stateme… Continue
Posted on February 16, 2009 at 11:30am — 1 Comment
The Progressive Schools Wiki
For as long as I've worked at a school that uses the word "progressive" to describe what it does, I've had to work hard to define that term in a way that talks about a kind of education that is challenging, comprehensive, intentional, forward-thinking, and intentional. I've also had people ask for that elusive list of "progressive" schools.
Well, there is no list, and defining progressive education and its 21st-century manifestation, the New Progressivism is a complex task. Therefore, I have cr… Continue
Well, there is no list, and defining progressive education and its 21st-century manifestation, the New Progressivism is a complex task. Therefore, I have cr… Continue
Posted on January 10, 2009 at 11:51am —
Comment Wall (25 comments)
- At 3:15pm on November 8, 2009,
Jamie Britto said… - Generally in agreement, there's a sign in our football lockeroom that says, "Be about it. Don't talk about it." In terms of jargon, we're using "Disrupting Class" as a key part of our school plan so there is a good amount of disruptive innovation chatter in the air.
- At 6:03pm on November 5, 2009,
Jamie Britto said…
- Hey Peter, My academic dean just sent your Change blog from 11/4 around to our admin team, nice!
Cheers,
Jamie
- At 12:50pm on January 27, 2009,
Dasha Ostrova said… - Hi! It’s my 3rd year at the school. Not exactly sure how I got to this point, although having a positive private school experience I KNOW played a part in my decision. My first year I remember being surprised by everything that teachers were saying. All the outside conversations where about the kids. Being in development, I felt excluded. Finally this year I am starting to feel like a part of the community and I am slowly falling in love with the private school bubble in San Francisco. I have been watching BCDS in terms of your website, as we are gearing up to start our redesign process. With the current situation, that process of course is getting a bit (I hope) delayed. You guys are really doing a great job with communications. Let me know when you are in San Francisco. It’s really a magical place. After 8 years here, the city still surprises me. Please say hello to Sam.
- At 11:43am on January 27, 2009,
arvind s grover said…
- Was just reading your Admirable Faculties blog. Really enjoying it. Keep up the great stuff!
- At 8:08pm on December 17, 2008,
Susan Carter Morgan said… - Hi Peter,
I'm enjoying your blog and "tweets"...yours is a strong voice, which I have shared with my faculty.
- At 11:55am on December 17, 2008,
Tim Fish said… - Peter,
Thanks for the comment regarding "Path to Purpose." I too have not had the time to finish it...however, I have enjoyed the parts I have read. I have another book for you that might inform our conversation in Chicago... Mindsets by Carol Dweck. It was recommended by Geoff Wagg, the Head of the Upper School at Episcopal Academy in Philly. Geoff is a good friend and a great thinker.
Also, I just finished Outliers. I thought it was great.
I hope that you have a wonderful break. All the best,
Tim
- At 9:38am on November 13, 2008,
Tim Fish said…
- Peter,
Thanks for the note. I gave Berger's book to about 20 teachers to read over the summer. We have been having some small book club meetings to discuss it. We had one last night that went on for almost three hours. Teacher love the concepts that he presents but they struggle with ways to reconcile content and grading... If everyone does excellent work... shouldn't everyone get an A... can we really give everyone an A... what will that say...?
Overall it is a wonderful conversation. I am truly looking forward to our conversation tomorrow at 2:00.
All the best,
Tim
-- BTW - are you going to NAIS this year? I would love to buy you a cup of coffee or a beer to talk about your book. I love it!
- At 9:16pm on September 22, 2008,
Sarah Hanawald said… - Hi Peter,
I went by your blog, can't wait to see what you post next. I downloaded your Unit Design, Backwards template. It's brilliant! Would have commented there, but had to join the group first and felt lazy. I'm putting your name on my copy, but have you considered putting a CCL notification on the bottom of it?
- At 9:37am on July 13, 2008,
Laura Nickerson said… - Hey Peter -- Can I get another copy of the article? Kelley Connolly just left my house -- I should have asked her while she was here how to get in! However, now I'm on my way to a physics meeting in Canada. How is the summer going?
- At 10:44pm on June 26, 2008,
Alex Ragone said… - Hi Peter -- I've posted the audio from our interview (FINALLY). Tough end of the school year. Thanks again for being on the show. Looking forward to continuing this conversation!
- Alex
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We are using Rapid Web Developer which runs on the First Class platform. It is OK. Has some quirks, but mostly does the job. Allows teachers to upload video and photos, will podcast (we haven't tried it yet--new this version), has a class calendar...
We are implementing a one-to-one PD approach this year. Last year, our technology planning committee (comprised of teachers of varying tech levels, instructional technology faculty, and division heads and school head, determined that teachers shou...
"If you want to improve instruction, what could be more obvious than collaborating with fellow teachers to plan, observe, and reflect on lessons." (Lewis, 2002)
We know how to improve teaching; we know what works. When we fail to have an impact i...
When the goal is implementation, you are correct when you say one-on-one support is required.
I applaud you for thinking of ways to individualize professional development and provide needed support. I teach instructional design, and this intense ...
GLOBALSTIC: Writings from a millennial generation: www.globalsitic-book.com
“Globalistic” is a non-fiction work that addresses the current state of progress, technology and information-overload in our increasingly globalized world. It is a collect...
I want to point out the much greater ease of use of OpenSim now that one of its developers has released a more user-friendly binary distribution, called the Diva Distribution. Yes, you have to set up a MySQL database but aside from that it's not t...
We just finished the drama project with one group of 8th graders. Part of this session involved us teachers working out some of the bugs in the initial setup. I think the second group will go more smoothly with a better idea of some things we SHOU...
Great email, Matt. Thanks for sharing. Working on a blog post about the conference now.
I have been thinking about effective means of professional development for teachers for a long time. Lately I have been questioning the effectiveness of the group training model. On the surface it seems like the most efficient way to reach the lar...
Hey Deborah,
I like blip.TV for what you are describing. I think you can pay roughly $100 for an account which allows you to create private links and private embed codes for your video. The videos may be left "private" so that they are only visib...
We are a grades 6-12 school and all students are currently using Google Apps for education, which includes email along with integrated voice, video, and text chat. We have no restrictions with the accounts, which works for us. Our students are doi...
We're using Moodle, Google Sites, and legacy websites created in HTML. Some teachers are combining Moodle and Google Sites, while some are using one or the other.
I think a more interesting question to ask is, "What are your students using for th...
Brad,
Great site. Thanks for sharing. Lots of useful ideas for those thinking about online education.
Fred
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