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The Challenge of Divergent Thinking

August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment

I’m at a great day with Ewan McIntosh in Moose Jaw and educators from Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Moose Jaw. At our table discussion about a key challenge facing our district we came up with the following:
Challenge:  How do you avoid having teachers with one year of experience 29 times? In other words, how do we shake [...]

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The End of School as We Know It

August 12th, 2008 · No Comments

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What will it take to effect change in schools? Dr. John Lundt suggests we need to leave them – the schools that is. In a keynote presentation he told the audience of district leaders we should reconsider the concept of school as a place. The notion of a physical building is beyond [...]

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Preparation, Privacy and Ownership Issues in Developing a K-12 Parent Portal

August 9th, 2008 · No Comments

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Another leg of my journey to developing a K-12 Parent Portal is completed. The first compilation of “What would you do in a K-12 Parent Portal?” is now posted on the Parent 2.0 wiki. It is a work in progress, as I continue to receive feedback from the blog postings [...]

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Tags: Uncategorized · educational technology · parentengagement · parents · privacy · schools · social networking