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Are we bold? So, with a minimum of description, I'm thinking "bold" schools are: 1. Learning Centered - Everyone (adults, children) is a learner; learners have agency; emphasis on becoming a learner over becoming learned. 2. Questioning - Inquiry based; questions over answers 3. Authentic - School is real life; students and teachers do real work for real purposes. 4. Digital - Every learner (teacher and student) has a computer; technology is seamlessly integrated into the learning process; paperless 5. Connected - Learning is networked (as are learners) with the larger world; classrooms have "thin walls;" learning is anytime, anywhere, anyone. 6. Literate - Everyone meets the expectations of NCTE's "21st Century Literacies" 7. Transparent - Learning and experiences around learning are shared with global audiences 8. Innovative - Teachers and students "poke the box;" Risk-taking is encouraged. 9. Provocative - Leaders educate and advocate for change in local, state and national venues.

Actually I get the feeling this is been shared before oh well some good ideas as a template for us to work towards

In our sometimes wholesale embracing of the new groupthink, we are reminded not to forget the immense value of solitude, privacy and independence... and we cannot forget the introvert, the introspective person, whom many believe are the trail blazers of innovation and creativity, like Apple's Wozniak, who's creativity thrived in solitude, but developed in his networks with Jobs and beyond. A great challenge to the prevailing wisdom that collaboration, teamwork and collective wisdom are the ultimate end. And a reminder for balance and flexibility in our model both inside and outside the classroom...

Dale J. Stephens brings a unique perspective on the future of education, talent, and innovation.  He is a sought-after education expert appearing on major news networks including CNN, ABC, NPR, CBS, Fox, and TechCrunch.  His work has been covered by the New York Times and New York Magazine to Fast Company and Forbes. At 20, Dale leads UnCollege, the social movement empowering students to create their own education.  In May 2011 Dale was selected out of hundreds of individuals around the world as a Thiel Fellow.  The Thiel Fellowship recognizes the top entrepreneurs around the world under the age of twenty. His first book, Hacking Your Education, will be published by Penguin in early 2013. 

I think we should look into introducing TEDxIB or better still TEDxYouth to Mulgrave as a new platform for the Cypress Student Summit.

Skoll World Forum coming soon... Micro-sized sleeping bags for infants, electric soccer balls and bomb-sniffing rats... cool