Here are two posts that get us to think in a new direction.

http://www.edutopia.org/blog/student-centered-learning-environments-paul-bogdan

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We just completed a short inspiring video for principals/educators called, Cross The Line.



It's about choosing to commit to going beyond mediocrity (regardless of obstacles, people, challenges).  It's just how we all need to be thinking  in order to make good things happen in our schools.



When you have 3 minutes, check it out here: http://www.givemore.com/ctl/

I'd love to hear what you think. …

What do we hear when we give our 18-year-old students a chance to express their views and concerns regarding their education?  I listened to five students recently and not surprisingly they have a deep desire to experience a more purposeful and engaging school experience.  They like their school, their teachers, and their friends.  But, intuitively they recognize how we must dig deeper, and to systemically create a more profound experience that is not rooted in mandates, standardization and…

5 myths about teachers that are distracting policymakers

By Valerie Strauss

This was written by Barnett Berry http://www.teachingquality.org/about-barnett-berry, founder and president of the Center for Teaching Quality, Inc., based in Hillsborough, N.C., which seeks to improve student achievement by…

 The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is capable of performing…

In my work as an educator and as someone who seeks to help lead others to consider the prospects of change in order to meet the needs of education in the 21st Century I have followed a basic principle that the why is more important than the how.  If we develop a strong enough why, then we will determine how to institute the necessary changes leading towards any improvement.

Consider the need to prepare our students for learning in the 21st Century.  Given the financial and…

 The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th) “calculations,” or synaptic events, per…

 The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th)…

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The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is capable of performing 10 quadrillion (that’s 10 to the 16th)…

The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator

by Michael Keany

The brain is…

The Dim Bulb

The Occasional Musings of an Educator…

There seems to be many questions surrounding the use of iPads with students. One of the ways you can use the iPad is Digital Storytelling. Follow the link to a list of resources:https://sites.google.com/site/digitalstorytellingwiththeipad/apps-for-digital-storytelling

2011 Best Fiction for Young Adults

The list of 99 books, drawn from 191 official nominations, is presented annually at the ALA Midwinter Meeting. In 2010, YALSA restructured the charge for the Best Books for Young Adults committee and renamed it Best Fiction for Young Adults. The 2011 list is the first for the new committee.

The books, recommended for ages 12-18, meet the criteria of both good quality literature and appealing reading for teens. The list comprises a wide…

The Gift of Advice

‘Tis the season of gifting.  This time of year, we diligently fret over the gifts we wish to give our loved ones and give some thought, possibly selfishly, to the gifts we want to receive.  As I age, I reflect more and more on perhaps the greatest gift I received in my life -- good advice.  Sometimes I was ready to receive that advice,…

Reconsider Attitudes About Success

Updated December 12, 2010, 08:33 PM

Alfie Kohn is the author of a dozen books on education and human behavior, including"Punished by Rewards" and…

By Howard Behar and Michael Lee Stallard



American leaders need to wake up and smell the coffee. Research from two well-respected organizations makes it clear that we have a big collective blind spot that’s dragging down productivity, innovation and economic performance. Earlier this year, a Conference Board research report showed that job satisfaction is at the lowest level since the organization began measuring it more than 20 years ago. The report went on to show this has been a…