by edtosavetheworld | Jun 26, 2015 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership, Stage 2: Active Processing
If you’re in the mood for a little inspiration this morning, take a peek at this 2013 Ted Talk from chemistry teacher Ramsey Musallam. In it, he reminds us to not confuse technology use with innovation in education. Flipping your classroom, for instance, so that...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 25, 2015 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership
Here’s a great August 2013 post from Juliet that resonated with me this morning! The way we work is changing. In Time magazine’s series on the future of work, Seth Godin wrote “Work will mean managing a tribe, creating a movement and operating in teams to...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 23, 2015 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership
In a 2008 Harvard Business Review profile, Ed Catmull, the President of Pixar, offered some insight into effectively managing creativity and innovation. As Julie, Juliet and I gear up for the second annual Ed to Save the World Innovation Summit in Washington, DC, his...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 29, 2015 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership, Stage 5: Students as World Changers
At Ed to Save the World we’re keeping tabs on the increasingly important role of informal education spaces – spaces outside of school that serve to develop students’ knowledge, skills, passions, and attitudes. While schools are struggling to keep up...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 27, 2015 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership
Okay, so maybe these three things aren’t so secret since they were featured in a popular New York Times article called “Why Some Teams are Smarter Than Others.” Still, I’ve read many similar leadership “lists” and none struck me...
by edtosavetheworld | Jan 26, 2015 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership
At Ed to Save the World, we’re obsessed with figuring out how to unleash the leadership potential both of educators and the students they serve. And we are certain that at the heart of leadership are two skills: compassion and empathy. That’s right –...