After watching a room of students working and learning via a maker project, one can’t help but be awed by the level of engagement. There’s a low…… Read more “Edutopia: Assessment in Making”
Venture Pragmatist
Making an Impact: One District’s Approach to Deeper Learning
As part of the Alliance for Excellent Education’s (the Alliance’s) ongoing series about how districts and schools are fostering deeper learning outcomes for students, the Alliance contacted…… Read more “Making an Impact: One District’s Approach to Deeper Learning”
How might we provide children the agency to practice empathy?
A Culture of Learning School districts often function as institutions of oppression. Hierarchical and compliance-based, they are reluctant to change. The model starts at the top, permeates…… Read more “How might we provide children the agency to practice empathy?”
Pedagogical Entrepreneurialism
We talk a lot about entrepreneurship in my district. We cultivate entrepreneurial experiences for students in formal ways and informal ways. We have entrepreneurial teachers making lockers…… Read more “Pedagogical Entrepreneurialism”
Making Makers: Making as a Pathway to Engineering
Slide deck for my presentation to National Science Foundation (NSF) leadership for their internal workshop, “Engineering and the Maker Movement: Intersections and Opportunities”. Other presenters were White…… Read more “Making Makers: Making as a Pathway to Engineering”
Building a ‘Startup Culture’ in Schools
*Cross posted from edSurge and was included in their guide, All Aboard the Connected Classroom. For most, start-ups and school districts couldn’t be more different. One is constantly…… Read more “Building a ‘Startup Culture’ in Schools”
StartupEDU: High School of the Future
Had a great time helping organize and facilitate a StartupWeekend-inspired event to develop a concept for the “High School of the Future” as part of the Governor’s STEM…… Read more “StartupEDU: High School of the Future”
The Maker Mindset
*Cross posted from MakerEd.org’s blog and co-authored by Pam Moran. A few weeks ago, some of our young people reminded us that “making” is a mindset that…… Read more “The Maker Mindset”
B Corporations Coming to Virginia
The Virginia General Assembly just swung the gate open for social entrepreneurs by approving legislation allowing businesses in Virginia incorporate as “benefit corporations.” HB 2358, introduced by…… Read more “B Corporations Coming to Virginia”
Rethinking Capitalism
There are only a few people whose writing and ideas have the ability to shift the way entire sectors fundamentally operate. Michael Porter is one of those…… Read more “Rethinking Capitalism”
