“Yes, we can strategize. It is an uphill battle as it does require going against the status quo (or at least much of the current status quo). I believe we are moving in that direction and there are two forces that are allowing this move. 1. We are modelling permission to fail. Exploring next practices won’t land on…
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Meeting on Their Digital Ground
“Writing still matters. Reading still matters. In fact it may matter even more.” Those were some of the key points I took away from our first session of Engaging the Digital Learner, featuring West Vancouver Superintendent Chris Kennedy. Chris’ message wasn’t new to me, I have heard him before but I still found it wonderfully…
Creativity is thinking up new things. Innovation is doing new things. Theodore Levitt Innovation in education can and will take different forms. Leadbeater (2011) refers to five options for strategizing change. Personally, when I read Leadbeater’s ideas, I find I am forced to take a much larger view of education, as if helicoptering above to see it in the grander…