by edtosavetheworld | Feb 14, 2014 | Innovation Series
Happy St. Valentine’s Day! Hopefully you’re able to celebrate the ones you love (including yourself) today. As we head into the weekend, take some time to consider innovator Kelly McGonigal’s short talk in the video below. Two key takeaways that...
by edtosavetheworld | Feb 7, 2014 | Innovation Series, Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership
Happy Friday! As we kick-off the weekend take some time to think about how you use your time. That sentiment usually means asking yourself “am I using my time productively?” We think of our goal as maximizing the use of every minute of every day. The...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 31, 2014 | Innovation Series
So what can education learn from the iterative failure philosophy of the lean start-up movement? The answer is a lot. Take Summit Prep for an example. They use a system called Minimum Viable Product (or MVP for short) is a system where they get the educational...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 17, 2014 | Innovation Series
Hopefully you’ve heard of and watched a few TED talks. TED conferences started in 1984, bringing people together from Technology, Entertainment and Design. It has since expanded to include thought leaders from many more industries who have “ideas worth...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 3, 2014 | Innovation Series
Ever wonder what the word polymathic meant? You might be tempted to say something involves Algebra, Geometry and Calculus, but that’s not the case. Here’s how Carrie Fitzsimmons of the Cloud Foundation defined it in a 2010 interview. Polymathic is like Leonardo Da...
by edtosavetheworld | Dec 27, 2013 | Innovation Series
This is sort of a greatest hits of our blog from 2013, synthesized into steps for a good New Year’s Resolution. 1) Dream big. Why mess around with small, incremental change in education when we know our children deserve something radically different? 2) Question...
