by edtosavetheworld | Jul 26, 2013 | Innovation Series
Today we feature Steve Abraham, founder of Wilderness Leadership and Learning, Inc. His words follow: Wilderness Leadership & Learning, Inc. (WILL), a DC based 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, is a twelve month holistic experiential learning, youth leadership and...
by edtosavetheworld | Jun 25, 2013 | Stage 2: Joyful and Efficient
It’s the end of the school year and we’re pretty sure as the bell rang on the last day your students were singing something like this: Of course it’s not just kids who were excited for summer. A few hours (and disassembled bulletin boards later), teachers might have...
by edtosavetheworld | May 30, 2013 | Stage 5: Students as World Changers
Are there any schools or programs out there that are engaging students as innovative problem solvers who will change the world? The answer is yes! The brightest spot (that we currently know about) started with an 8th grade science teacher, Rich Lehrer in...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 29, 2013 | Stage 3: Critical Thinking
How often do you read a student’s response and think,”Sigh. It’s sort of getting at what I asked but — wow — it’s vague, superficial or missing key ideas?” Or how about students who don’t recognize contradictions in...
by edtosavetheworld | Apr 15, 2013 | Stage 2: Active Processing
Pop Quiz Consider the following problems. (image credits: blogs.telegraph.co.uk, waterhapsody.co.za, autismspeaks.org) Considering these problems, which do you think would be the most important response for our schools? A. More math classes in schools B. More science...
