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A fifth of US children live in rural areas with limited access to the informal learning opportunities available to their metropolitan counterparts.

"I used to think I was a pretty good teacher. Now I realize that I did the best I could with the knowledge I had, but my classroom was woefully inadequate for many of my students. I failed to equip them with what they needed."

Some good video footage of a teacher explaining how the CSP has impacted her teaching

"Powerful learning begins to manifest when students take responsibility and ownership for their learning - when they become co-creators of their learning experience, rather than their education being something that is done to them. True student empowerment and engagement begins when we cross the threshold of co-creation."

Embedding technology into our classrooms should begin with the question "How do we enable students to use technology as part of the learning process...rather than use it as part of our teaching process?"

"I have moved to criteria lists because it doesn't really talk about an evaluation aspect per say, but rather a list of expectations."

This is how smart educators use Pinterest

Sam Chaltain nails it again

"These terms are often used interchangeably, although there are some differences among them."

Here is the list that I ended with.  Even though it is numbered, I now see that other arrangements are at least as appropriate as this.
Permission to Identify and Describe a Problem
I added permission here because several times during the day people described environments that were unwilling to admit problems or listen to those who suggested any course other than "business as usual."
Permission to Solve the Problem
This one might actually be tougher to allow than it seems.  Having worked in state government, I know how risky it is to do anything that jeopardizes your reputation - or that of your boss.  In some environments, it is your job to make your boss look good.
This one might better be labeled, "Permission to take a Chance."
Willingness to Let Go
I suspect that many worthwhile innovations fail, because they are simply mounted on top of existing practices, rather than transforming existing practices.  This is illustrated by the three challenges, made by American education reformers, to the Finnish education model (see Finnish Miracles and American Myths).  The U.S. education reform movement seems unwilling to consider letting go of government testing, school competition, and accountability.
Awareness of Other Boxes
This is a bit of a twist from my usual reference to "outside the box" thinking.  It was actually sparked by a previous conversation with the Director of Applications Development at a large school district I recently worked in.  He told me that what he looks for in prospective hires for his programming staff is "creativity."  He went on to say that the best part of his education was all of the history, literature, science, etc. that he took.
I think that innovation does not necessarily come from outside the box, but from having access to other boxes that rearrange our perspectives and enable us to come at a problem from a different angle.
Engineer a New Way
Thi

Great overview of how to use the Fox Tool

Tools for Documenting and Making Learning Visible "...includes three types of learning tools: documentation tools, protocols, and technical help."

Relates to the conversation CSPMT has about video in classrooms, institutes, workshop presentations on Sat., October 27. Great resources for using video to document and reflect on student learning and professional practices.

I'm definitely using this video in the next School Change course I teach!