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T.J. Edwards

Fareed Zakaria Shares 4 Key Ways to Become an Incredible Leader | Inc.com - 0 views

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shared by T.J. Edwards on 21 Apr 15 - No Cached
  • T.J. Edwards on 21 Apr 15
     
    Want to change title to "...ways to become an incredible LEARNER" 1. Follow your curiosity 2. Pay attention to good writing 3. Learn to interact with people 4. Cultivate unfamiliar ideas.
Bo Adams

Students Design, Tinker, Create and Discover through Maker-based Learning | NextGen Lea... - 1 views

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Maker makered makereducation agency #MustRead badging

shared by Bo Adams on 23 Dec 15 - No Cached
  • The nature of maker-based learning actively engages students, nurtures their agency, improves efficacy, and develops a creator or producer identity instead of a (passive) consumer one.
  • In Thomas’ experience, too many people fail to reflect on WHY they’re choosing certain tools, and HOW those tools will be integrated into the curriculum and culture of school.
  • Bo Adams on 23 Dec 15
     
    Sometimes the impetus for making is a practical problem. Other times, play, curiosity and imagination are the motivators. Regardless, researchers from Harvard's Project Zero agree, "maker experiences help students learn to pursue their own passions and become self-directed learners, proactively seeking out knowledge and resources on their own" (Agency by Design, p. 3). HT Parker Thomas
Meghan Cureton

5 Mindsets to Bring Positive Change Across Society - 1 views

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#MustRead transformation mindset idiploma

shared by Meghan Cureton on 21 Sep 17 - No Cached
  • Stimulating positive change at civilization level also requires certain mindsets and ways of thinking.
  • Here are five mindsets that will allow us to leave a positive mark on humanity. Curiosity and Critical Thinking
  • It is by channeling a child-like sense of awe about the world that we can truly imagine something even better. That can be coupled with questioning how we do things in today’s world instead of accepting them as they are.
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  • Asking questions—and asking good ones—is the foundation of critical thinking.
  • It takes powerful curiosity, critical thinking, and imagination to envision radical alternatives to how we do things in today’s world and then be inspired to execute them.
  • Intelligent Optimism
  • being optimistic about the future based on reason and evidence.
  • How can our youth grow up believing they can have a positive impact on the world if the news is suggesting otherwise?
  • Risk-taking
  • being a strategic risk-taker is a valuable lifelong skill of its own.
  • embracing uncertainty, stepping out of one’s comfort zone, and doing something that fulfills your life or company’s grand mission
  • embracing failure and re-defining failed attempts as temporary setbacks
  • Moonshot Thinking
  • Moonshot thinking allows for radical, daring, and disruptive ideas as opposed to incremental improvements
  • Cosmic Perspective
  • Having a cosmic perspective shifts the ambitions and priorities we set for ourselves to those that matter from a grand perspective. As a species, we become more purpose-driven.
  • It’s all about having a positive impact on the world
  • It’s not just about creating a product or generating profits, but also about solving a problem and having a positive impact on human lives.
  • It’s about asking the right questions, being intelligently optimistic about the future, taking a risk with a moonshot, and maintaining a cosmic perspective.
Bo Adams

No grades, no timetable: Berlin school turns teaching upside down | World news | The Gu... - 0 views

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grades assessment School Change #MustRead #mvifishares innovation passion curiosity

shared by Bo Adams on 06 Aug 16 - No Cached
  • the most important skill a school can pass down to its students is the ability to motivate themselves
  • “The mission of a progressive school should be to prepare young people to cope with change, or better still, to make them look forward to change. In the 21st century, schools should see it as their job to develop strong personalities.”
  • “The more freedom you have, the more structure you need,” says Rasfeld.
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  • The main reason why the ESBC is gaining a reputation as Germany’s most exciting school is that its experimental philosophy has managed to deliver impressive results.
  • “In education, you can only create change from the bottom – if the orders come from the top, schools will resist.
  • Bo Adams on 06 Aug 16
     
    HT Education Reimagined Issue #17
Bo Adams

Connected Learning - Curriculum Reflections - 0 views

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curiosity learner-driven #MustRead

shared by Bo Adams on 23 Mar 17 - No Cached
  • Bo Adams on 23 Mar 17
     
    "Why don't we offer more opportunities for students to pursue their interests and passions?"
Bo Adams

What's the Use? Understanding Understanding | The Curiosity Shop - Teaching & Learning ... - 1 views

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understanding UbD #MustRead

shared by Bo Adams on 15 May 17 - No Cached
  • Bo Adams on 15 May 17
     
    Excellent piece from Kevin Costa at McDonogh School about the nature of teaching for understanding.
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