The fundamental transformation of human interaction that is taking place right now is the shift from highly regulated, controlled institutions and formal connections, to the open and informal flow of knowledge, information, commerce, and ideas. In his book, Open, David Price, OBE provides an important and clear roadmap of the challenges and opportunities that this transformation [...]
If you live, learn, parent or educate in the San Diego area, join thousands of your friends, colleagues, students, and fellow citizens as we amplify the national voice in support of a transformed system of education. On July 22, come out for the Student Expo and March for Education, a short walk from Civic Center Plaza [...]
This post is for my independent school readers. "We don't want to make tough choices" is not a strategy for long-term success. I am way behind on some of my reading, so apologize that I am just now getting to the NAIS February article by Kevin Weatherill, Will Hester, and William Daughtrey in which the authors report [...]
If you follow my blog, hopefully by now you have pre-ordered my new book. If not, please do! And please share with your own professional and social media circles. The core takeaway of the book is that we don't actually need permission to dramatically transform education if we just collectively press on a few really [...]
Students learn best when they are wrestling with problems in which they find relevance, in which the intrinsic motivation to learn outpaces the extrinsic motivation of a higher grade. What if we took them into a real-life disaster movie, one where the nerdy scientists predict the end of the world, politicians yell at each other, some [...]
If you ever had the inkling that Advanced Placement courses and exams just maybe don't represent the very best learning opportunity for some of our most enterprising young minds, this should really spur you on to grab your pitchfork, light your torch, gather your neighbors, and drive the AP monster out of your school forever. [...]
As I started to think about how to launch my new book, Moving the Rock, I came cross Thunderclap, a fascinating crowdsourcing site. It is not about raising money; it is about raising our collective voice. The idea is simple: propose an idea; set a target of gathering other people who share your idea; and [...]
You can watch the video below from Iolani School in Hawaii, and in the first 30 seconds your response might be: We are not a wealthy private school. We don't get to hand pick our students. We don't have millions of dollars for this kind of facility. We don't have alumni like Apple guru Guy [...]
I made this short, personal video about my new book, Moving the Rock: Seven Levers WE Can Press to Transform Education. I hope you will take a moment to watch on YouTube, copy the link, and share it with others via Twitter, Facebook, or your own professional learning network. The key lesson of this book [...]
If you follow my blog, by now you probably have seen that my website is completely re-built in conjunction with the launch of my new book Moving the Rock this August. On the new home page you can download the book introduction for free, and see some of the wonderful testimonials I received for the book from [...]
