• The Soulful Nature of Change

    on December 15, 2014

    If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow – John Dewey   Over the past month, I have weeded (discarded) approximately 4,000…

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  • Reflections of an Ish-ful Educator

    on November 2, 2014

    Cathy Collins In Peter Reynold’s book, “Ish,” a creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more important than “getting it right.” Hearing Reynolds reinforce that important message in his…

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  • Are Your Students Research Ready?

    on September 12, 2014

    Our students need to be ready to find, evaluate, manage, and use information in a whole new way. The avalanche of information and misinformation in a simple Google search…

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  • Simplifying the Hunt

    on September 24, 2013

    Our students need to see themselves as readers. Reading needs to be part of who they are and, fortunately, our ever-changing digital world makes this endeavor both possible and…

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