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Engage the Imagination

I’m fairly convinced that all high school students are brilliant in their own unique way. Maybe not in obvious ways like an IQ score,...

Interview Your Students

Not long ago, I asked a few students the question, “What do you like about school?” A chair, a camera and a conversation. I was fully...

Foundations for “Re”

For the past several months, I’ve had the privilege of being part of an amazing team of innovative educators who are in the process of...

The Workshop Model Redesigned

I’ve been thinking about the workshop model in light of today’s learner, specifically the self-directed learner in a personalized...

Unpacking the Standards *WITH* Our Students

I realize standards are not going anywhere. At least not for now, even as we continue to venture into the wild frontier of the “21st...

Creative Collaboration

Collaboration is a huge buzz word in education today. Well, actually, it has been for quite awhile. I remember going to “cooperative...

Cultivating Designers

Once we had created our rockets, we walked from CAKC to Barney Allis Plaza and with the wonderful surprise audience of CAKC...

Research as a Creative Process

Our learning journey began last September when my students expressed interest in researching a topic of their choice. As I thought...

Passion-Based Learning

From my very first days of teaching, I’ve learned from heroes in the field of education and my own teaching mentors to be a passionate...

Video Storytelling Revisited

About ten years ago, I received my Master’s of Communications, with an emphasis in digital media. I remember the first video story I...

T.R.A.N.S.F.O.R.M.

Today I read about nextgen schools and deeper learning. Fascinating, interesting, and transformative. I love thinking about...

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