We are an evolving group of educators who have come together to learn from a diverse group of gifted, interesting, and sometimes provocative, learned people in the world. We’ve learned from the likes of Edgar Schein, Peter Block, Richard Sheridan, Stan Slap, and poet David Whyte; provocative educators David Berliner, Gene Glass, and Yong Zhao; linguist George Lakoff; and researchers and professors Carol Dweck, Andy Hargreaves, Art Costa Bena Kallick, Jon Saphier, Yong Zhao, and Tony Wagner.
We are about learning and exploring ideas to understand more deeply the institutions of education. We are also intrigued by the processes individuals experience while learning. Our blog is about current issues around learning. We offer reviews of books we’re reading. And we focus on “New Rules”– the changes in attitude and behavior we educators must exhibit to survive in our world of surprising changes.
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Being in my 70s, I am having more trouble navigating the world of technology. Yes, technology has provided many positive changes. The medical field, security, and robotics. I remember switching to technology when computers came into the school system. It helped do scheduling and manage attendance records. Writing and editing […]
While reading ‘Tomorrowmind’ by Kellerman & Seligman, we started thinking about how this relates to the Habits of Mind. Assuming all past thinking processes will suffice for future problems is probably not a good bet. The faster technology, globalization, and time restraints increase, the pressure to perform increases. Five psychological […]
“In the long run, the only sustainable source of competitive advantage is your organization’s ability to learn faster than your competition. “ PETER SENGE, The Fifth Discipline So, HOW do we learn faster, deeper, and more creative? HOW do we create cultures for learning? We are competing with technology […]
