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The Only Thing of Real Importance: School Culture

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Everything that goes on in a school is a function of the school’s culture. (Gruenert, Whitaker) Commenting on […]

December 10, 2022 digital learning, school culture, travel

Why Ken Robinson Matters

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Two hours before he was due to speak at BETT 2017, long lines had formed to hear Sir […]

January 30, 2017 digital learning

Whose School Is It Anyway?

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The current educational paradigm is built on building stocks of knowledge, transferring those stocks to individuals, then certifying […]

January 24, 2016 digital learning, school culture

Culture Before Innovation

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“Leaders that engage the school community in the effective use of technology… appreciate the power of school culture […]

March 8, 2015 digital learning, school culture

Lifeworthy Learning: Close Encounters of the Third Kind

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There is a crucial scene in the Stephen Spielberg movie, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, where the […]

February 7, 2015 managing change

Liberating Learners From Their Dependency on Being Taught

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This weekend I attended the Teacher’ Overseas Recruiting Fair at Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario. I find this […]

January 25, 2015 digital learning, managing change

Embracing the Unmade Future

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“Everything is changing. All the time. And you can’t stop it. And your attempts to stop it actually […]

January 18, 2015 managing change, school culture

Needs to Participate More: The Contradiction of the Introvert

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“He was an introverted kid, so I didn’t send him to his room as punishment. No, I took […]

December 7, 2014 school culture

Beyond the Rhetoric of Change

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A consistent message repeatedly expressed about schools today is that the need for change is urgent, compelling, imminent. […]

November 16, 2014 managing change
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