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Recent Posts
As Promised
Thanks to Vinnie Vrotny of North Shore Country Day, I am making good on a promise to post the title of the book referenced at the end of Ian Jukes' talk last Saturday. It is Teaching for Tomorrow by Ted...
Odds and Ends
So I might have paid more attention to the evangelist part of Jukes' r.e.e. After a check in with Dr. Jansen of Macalester, it turns out that the science I quote in my notes is a bit misleading. The presentation...
The Myelin Coating
So if you worried that these entries were going to be all fluff, the wait is over. "As new neural connections form, the most heavily used pathways of the brain get coated with myelin, which boosts the connection speed by...
Ambassadors Wanted - Apply Within
Jukes delivered - home run. My technology, sadly, has not. Everything fine until today when I tried to get my laptop (complete with images, extensve notes from Jukes) back online through hotel internet access. I expect our tech wizards back...
Ian Jukes, r.e.e.
Ok, this is the one I'm probably most looking forward to - Saturday morning with Ian Jukes, coming up in an hour. I'd heard Pink and read his book; watched the TED video of Sir Ken when one of our...
Creativity
Finally, a request from a faithful reader:"This is almost too late but please just write down some of the short
"take aways" that you pick up at the sessions from our keynote. I'd really
like to know what Sir Ken...
Friday Images
Daniel Pink signs autographsOnstage at Radio City Music HallTypical Conference Session - Sitting Room OnlyWhy we're here - Elisabeth Morrow School Chamber Group, Radio City...
In Fairness
True, with a conference of 6500 attendees, is it really possible to create "participatory" activities for everyone (see previous entry)? Our schools, on the other hand, are smaller, more manageable communities. NAIS annual is like a mid-size college campus, come...
19th century conference
Passing the rows of conference rooms in the Hilton this morning, with their rows of chairs pointed dutifully towards the front of the room, soon to be filled with rows of attendees facing forward and passively receiving the (considerable) wisdom...
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