by Donna Miller Fry (@fryed)
We talk a lot about how the world is changing. We hear predictions that concern us for awhile, then we go back to our jobs. But here we are: “Every single job function we can identify is being fundamentally transformed.” (David Rose, in D. Culberhouse, The Future Will Be Very Different) Continuing to do what we […]
Over the last few days I have been thinking about an article that was shared with me last week on Twitter. How can design thinking be used in classrooms to help students achieve the skill sets and mindsets needed in 2016? In his book, The Global Achievement Gap, Dr. Tony Wagner outlined the skills all students […]
As education leaders, how do we convince our parent communities, our Trustees, our students themselves, of this (7)? Because this really is the most important measure of accountability isn’t it? That this school, this system, is the very best place for your child to learn on this day (4), and this school and this system […]
It’s March Break, and while I am taking some time away from thinking hard about innovation and education, I have been collecting some great resources that I will use to write a response to this blog hop question in a few days. The provocation: Here are some of the resources I have been reading to […]
Early this morning, The RSA posted this report release on Twitter: In the report, they set out nine first steps in moving to an education system that creates the innovators needed for today’s world. Step 1 is Building the case for change. For those who have been in this business of change for many years, […]
This past week, the Ontario Ministry of Education released the 21C Competencies Foundation Document, Phase 1. What do you think? Join the conversation. Access the document here: http://www.edugains.ca/resources21CL/About21stCentury/21CL_21stCenturyCompetencies.pdf
In a recent post (Where’s the Beef?), I identified the problem with sharing ‘activities’ in online environments. How do we help educators and leaders identify visible learning as opposed to visible activities? Silvia Rosenthal Talisano carried the conversation further, with the suggestion of the #document4learning hashtag for sharing learning openly in social media. My colleagues […]
This morning, Jordan Tinney graciously shared his time with Ontario educators. TELT Contacts, DeLCs, TELO EOs and Provincial Leads were treated to an hour of learning live with Jordan, who was sitting in the dark in his office at 5:15 a.m. BC time. Now that is dedication! And we are ever so grateful. Here are […]
Educon, for me, has always been such a hotbed of fresh ideas. This year, the theme of Educon 2.8 is EMPOWERMENT. Here is part of the Friday night panel conversation that seriously resonated with me. I didn’t ask the question, but I am thankful to the person who did. How do we transform students from […]
How can we provide rich digital learning environments to ensure that all students have access to the pathways they need for success? ____________________________________ This post is part of a 10 day posting challenge issued by Tina Zita. You can’t be a connected educator if you don’t contribute. Sometimes we need a nudge to remember that […]
