Archive for July 2020
Thinking Interdependently
Thinking interdependently is another way of speaking of team work and collaboration. If you’re familiar with Stephen Covey and the 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, you know that the entire program is built on the transition of people from dependent to independent to interdependent. Covey, like most of us, knew that there is a…
Read MoreRemain Open to Continuous Learning
If you were to read Angeles Arrien’s book, The Four Fold Way, she references remaining open to continuous learning by saying, “be open to outcome not attached to it.” You can learn more about this notion by checking out this Ted Talk at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2kDRRBK95no or reading the book. We believe that be open to continuous…
Read MoreWhat’s Important About Habits of Mind?
You may be asking yourself what’s all this hubbub about Habits of the Mind? Why are they important? When you look at the information about jobs, 5-10-15 years from now, you’ve heard that many of the jobs haven’t even been invented yet. There is also information which states by the time a college student finishes…
Read MoreValue-Add of Expanded Learning
We are living in a results-oriented environment. People are happy to listen to the anecdotal stories of youth who have developed confidence, or a skill in dancing or drama, or even those who have developed a core set of character traits. However, decisions are being made on the way that young people are scoring on…
Read MoreCelebrating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. was born January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia and lost his life to an assassin’s bullet in Memphis, Tennessee on April 14, 1968. He was born Michael King (named for his father), but when the family visited Germany in 1934, Martin’s father had both of their names changed to Martin Luther…
Read MoreHow Will You Measure Your Life?
I shared with you the article by Harvard Business School professor, Clay Christensen entitled, “How Will You Measure Your Life?” Hopefully you have had an opportunity to reflect on Christensen’s three questions: “How can I be sure that I’ll be happy in my career? How can I be sure that my relationships with my spouse…
Read MoreBeginning of the Year Reflections
I had the opportunity to read an article by Clay Christensen in the Harvard Business Review entitled, “How Will You Measure Your Life?” Within several hours of reading the article I was flipping through the channels on TV and on PBS Christensen was giving an interview about this very same article. This double exposure helped…
Read MoreLearning Modalities
There are four major learning modalities—the way in which a person processes information. These four are visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and digital. Visual learners learn by seeing. Many people who have grown up in a media rich environment will tend to be visual learners. Visual learners benefit from guided imagery, taking and copying notes, watching a…
Read MoreWho’s To Blame?
The fact of the matter is that things don’t always go well. There are glitches. The “best laid plans of mice and men”, can absolutely run amuck. And what happens when things go wrong? Too often we want to find out who’s to blame. Who didn’t take care of business? Who let the details slip…
Read MoreImportance of Inquiry
The Socratic Method, named for the Greek philosopher, is a method that uses inquiry—asking questions—to deepen learning and understanding. The key in the Socratic Method is to be more concerned with what the student is learning than you are in giving the answers. So, inquiry—asking questions—becomes a key strategy for reinforcing what students know. There…
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