Welcome to a new term, concept, and definition. Welcome to the “cognitosphere”. Our world is comprised of four major, highly integrated environmental systems: the atmosphere includes the gases that surround the Earth; the hydrosphere includes all of the water on the planet; the lithosphere represents all of the rock and hard material of the Earth’s [...]
Sorry to be late on this post, but better late than never. Over the last couple of years there appears to have been a real and true awakening that the world is changing…in fact has already changed…and that our schools need to catch up at the risk of becoming obsolete. The recent NAIS annual conference [...]
Bob Gillingham of the Parker Lower School forwarded me an article by Grant Wiggins yesterday, in which he so clearly articulates the need to shift from content-based learning to a more contextual framework. He correctly argues that this is not and can not be a gradual shift, nibbling at the edges of the current model [...]
Following my post last week, I had some more great conversations with educators around the country who are working on integrating the critical learning skills of mindfulness and deep reflection into academic programs. Shelly Sowell consults with independent schools and talked about how important it is for young teenagers to “slow down” in their busy [...]
I recently wrote an article for the NBOA publication Net Assets on implementing an enterprise risk management program. It is a hot topic; I have probably had 40 business officers and others email me for more information. We all know we need to look at this, but it is a hard road to start down. [...]
I have had some fascinating discussions this week with educators from around the country about how we might do a better job of incorporating, and really teaching, the skills of reflection, introspection, self-assessment, and self-awareness in our core educational programs. If this interests you, read on! In creating an outline for my next book (which [...]