How Will We Read? – The Book Given
Oct26

How Will We Read? – The Book Given

 The book given by Lewis Carroll to Alice Liddell for Christmas  On November 26, 1864, Lewis Carroll gave my relative, Alice Pleasance Liddell, a book he had written for her.  He called the book Alice’s Adventures Underground after considering titles such as Alice’s Golden House, Alice Among the Elves, Alice Among the Goblins, and Alice’s Doings In Wonderland.  Carroll had spent over two years writing and...

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The Global Search for Education: Change Leader
Oct25

The Global Search for Education: Change Leader

 “The way to improve the quality of teaching is through teamwork in the schools, and then surround it with better teacher pre-service, better attraction of the profession, and better professional development.” — Michael Fullan  Michael Fullan has been working to identify the right drivers for whole system education reform.  His paper, “Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole System Reform,” has...

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The Global Search for Education: All That Is Me
Oct18

The Global Search for Education: All That Is Me

 “The education system that will optimize the prospects of success in the global world will be one that develops passion, releases creativity, and which has deeply challenged its young people.” —  Anthony Seldon  Developing the whole child has been the goal of many leading global educators.  Those who are succeeding appear to have struck the balance among learning, assessment, and helping students understand who...

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The Global Search for Education: Knowledge
Oct12

The Global Search for Education: Knowledge

 “Schooling is a universal right.  It is about the right of all young peopleto have access to ‘powerful knowledge’… ” — Michael Young  Fueled by international test scores which indicate that the UK is lagging behind other nations in education, the British education debate has focused on a number of issues.  These include the nature of standardized exams and the weakness of the academic core...

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How Will They Lead?
Oct11

How Will They Lead?

 “So many of them have persevered through so much in their lives already, and overcome tremendous adversity, but they don’t even realize it.  It is remarkable that they want to continue dedicating themselves to helping others.” — Kirk Spahn, ICL co-founder  As Americans begin to evaluate the US candidates for the next presidential election, everyone will ask himself or herself this question: How will they...

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