Independent School Educators network
connect - discuss - collaborate
Peter Gow's Groups
-
21st Century Skills
50 members
-
Online and Distance Le...
32 members
-
ePortfolios
25 members
-
Understanding by Design
28 members
-
The New Progressivism
42 members
Peter Gow's Discussions
Check out my blogs at http://www.newprogressivism.org and http://www.admirablefaculties.org
Latest Activity
What do we need to do in order to better equip our students to become true leaders in a "flat world" that has both exciting opportunities and challenges at every turn?
We will have loaners for the kids. No, we're definitely not the first kids (but the first ones on on our block, though) to do this, and I hope that by being a bit slow we're avoiding some pitfalls.
We aren't moving email folders at all--we just s...
Well, on Tuesday we go live with a 1-to-1 program, developed from a standing start in about a year. Kids will bring their own, OS and brand as you like it, and in the first couple of days we plan to bring them up to speed in a move from FirstClass...
Profile Information
- School:
- Beaver Country Day School
- Job title or grade level:
- Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
- Website:
- http://www.petergoweducation.com
- Favorite web sites:
- BBC World News
Gizmodo
Fluther
admirablefaculties.blogspot.com
newprogressivism.blogspot.com
Treehugger
www.tcrecord.org
Peter Gow's Photos
Peter Gow's Blog
"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
About
Latest Activity
Whether you are a principal or the tech director, you have ideas! Let's share them here.
Thanks Cassandra, I have been playing phone tag with the Great Source Representative for Math in Focus. Just to get to her number tooks some doing as the web site directed me to a person at Harcourt who explained they were no longer handling Great...
A group dedicated to talking about all kinds of diversity issues and sharing ideas and resouces.
Hi Sister Elizabeth -
There is a fair amount of info on our website about our 9-yr-old 1:1 laptop program (www.urbanschool.org/laptops). Also our Tech Director Howard Levin has some information on his site (www.howardlevin.com). Sarah is right --...
Math in Focus is based on My Pals Are Here, currently in use in Singapore. Primary Mathematics was based on an older syllabus in Singapore that was used there until 2001 or so. Although the content for Math in Focus is very similar to what is taug...
Welcome, all teachers of mathematics! Please join in the discussions and use the wiki link below to add to our resources.
I've attached the rationale letter we send out every year to the families of students entering our laptop program.
I wrote a short book about 1:1 programs about 7 years ago. A lot of the information is dated but I think the material related to wh...
Hi Sister Elizabeth,
I recently updated my rationale statement for our 1:1 program. While this is much longer than a mission statement, it may be of interest... http://www.battlegroundacademy.org/podium/default.aspx?t=105664 It draws from a few so...
We're planning to offer such a class next year to our 7th-8th graders and are looking into VE software alternatives. We are PC based.
Does anyone have user based comments on Pinnacle Studio, Sony Vegas, or Adobe Elements? Or any other software yo...
I added it again because the video wasn't showing up for everyone--this is a different source, Viddler.
Jim,
Great surveys! Of the two the MS survey seems a little stronger. What I feel is missing from the HS survey is questions that capture the ubiquitous fluid use of computers that develops over time in 1:1 schools. For instance, I see a lot of s...
A few years ago I created a graphic to represent the "essential objectives" of a MS laptop program. You can see it at
http://www.k12converge.com/?p=201
Jim Heynderickx
© 2009 Created by Demetri Orlando on Ning. Create Your Own Social Network
