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...
by edtosavetheworld | Mar 11, 2013 | Stage 1: Adult Learning and Leadership
We all know Peter Parker’s secret to becoming a totally cool super hero who used smarts, spidey sense, and a little bit of webbing to save his corner of the world: a radioactive spider bite. The funny thing is, what our students need from education isn’t so...
by edtosavetheworld | Mar 8, 2013 | Our Vision
Is it just us who notice a sort of gnawing undercurrent in K-12 education today? Most of us are working incredibly hard and want desperately to do right by our students and our communities. But we can’t help feeling like we are often just spinning our wheels....
by edtosavetheworld | Mar 7, 2013 | Our Vision
Wow. Check out this response to a survey we gave today. Survey item: This class helps me discover new ideas. Student comment: Yes, I have learned that a person’s first idea is like a diamond in the rough that needs a lot of polishing to be shiny and needs to be...