Learning By Heart, with Dr. Tony Wagner

Here are my summary notes from the Getting Smart Podcast, Episode 257. Dr. Tony Wagner is a well-known educator and author of many books, including co-author (with Ted Dintersmith) of “Most Likely To Succeed” – which became the wildly successful documentary on education. In this recent podcast, Tony talks about his new memoir, Learning By […]

PISA Panic?

The latest PISA results are about to be released to the public. How will the media spin the latest results? What outrage will surface? What drastic policy shifts will happen as a result? What pressure will be put on front line educators because of how their jurisdiction fares in the rankings? Why are we obsessed […]

What are you Not Doing?

Educators are the busiest people I know. It’s easy to fall into the trap of being busy all the time. There is no end to activities we could be doing. But if we really ask ourselves what we are trying to achieve, and if we really think about whether what we are doing is leading […]