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Tony Vincent's video for his project-based learning workshops. http://learninginhand.com Music by Dan-O at DanoSongs.com Via Felix Jacomino 
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June 10, 2:39 AM
I'm a big fan of PBL (Project Based Learning. I first learned about Tony Vincent when I was in graduate school when we were talking about Palm Pilots in education.. Ironically, he started teaching where my brother currently teaches. He followed the sun down the Phoenix. I always enjoy his content and ideas. 
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June 11, 9:04 AM
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Roger Cook, Superintendent of Taylor County Schools, Ky, shares how their district is Performance-based with zero dropouts. 
Barbara Bray's curator insight,
May 29, 1:07 AM
We interviewed Roger when we were informed that his district had zero dropouts for the past 6 years. We had to know how they were able to achieve this. Then we learned the district is Performance-Based and asked him to share about this:
"Right now with the school year coming to a close more than one third of all our students are taking or have taken classes this year one or more grades above their chronological age. We have well over three hundred elementary students taking middle school content. We have over five hundred high school credits earned by middle school students. We have some fifth graders taking high school algebra for high school credit. We are graduating seniors from high school with enough college hours to be mid-term sophomores in college. " Delete the scoop?
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Creativity has a kind of ethereal, ephemeral quality. It’s the muse that comes and goes as she pleases. It’s the breakthrough you can’t explain. It's the
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What is creativity? Creativity... 1. is about showing up. 2. is about getting curious. 3. is limitless. 4. focuses on the process, not the product. 5. is about not being skilled. 6. is for your to find the "magic threshold" and foget perfection. 7. is full of surprises. 8. is full of ups and downs. 9. means everyone is creative. 
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April 23, 11:43 AM
Creativity is the art of solving problems... That is what this article is about. To solve problems look beyond your own experience and look at what creative people like artists do. The good ones are those that solve problems. Though the problems being solved are not the same as in business the principles of how they solve them can be replicated in other aspects of life. Delete the scoop?
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Paul Hobcraft, the #3 guy on the Top 40 Innovation Bloggers of 2012 list, recently asked me about my opinion on the future state of open innovation. I think
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Open innovation as a term is disappearing. Open innovation is a buzzword, and we are not even going to use the term in 5-7 years time. It will merge together with this term: innovation. If we have in mind that innovation is difficult to define, then it actually becomes perfect for constant evolution like this. One of the key differences between innovation as we know it today and innovation in the future is that we will have a much higher degree of external input to it. Delete the scoop?
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Visual thinking helps you create, innovate... Check out these 5 books to introduce you to new ways to visualize your thoughts:
Gamestorming: A Playbook for Innovators, Rulebreakers, and Changemakers By Dave Gray, Sunni Brown and James Macanufo Visual Meetings: How Graphics, Sticky Notes and Idea Mapping Can Transform Group Productivity By David Sibbett Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengersby Alexander Osterwalder and Yves Pigneur Beyond Words : A Guide to Drawing Out ideas by Milly R. Sonneman The Sketchnote Handbook: the illustrated guide to visual note taking by Mike RohdeDelete the scoop?
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Concerned your employees are more interested in what happened in last night’s episode of “Girls” than coming up with the [...]
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5 Strategies to fuel creativity in your agency: 1. Create a fun and inviting workspace. 2. Offer new and exciting challenges. 3. Acknowledge employee achievements. 4. Satify their hunger (literally). 5. Minimize paperwork. Delete the scoop?
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We live in a fast moving world where innovations make the difference. But how to make sure your innovation meets the success it deserves?
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According to the traditional innovation diffusion pattern, people can be divided in 5 groups: innovatorsearly adoptersearly majoritylate majoritylaggardsDelete the scoop?
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Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, has become one of the most powerful figures in technology but how did she get there?
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Read the Time article and saw 60 minutes about her. Did you know that 36% women in the 25 to 34 age group have more college degrees to 28% men? Women need to talk about why there are not more women leaders, CEOs. Plan to get her book and read it. Delete the scoop?
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New Revised Version of Personalization vs Differentiation vs Individualization (PDI) Chart (2013)
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We revised the PDI chart from feedback from educators around the world. Now we are receiving information from people who are using the chart to help as they personalize learning.
Barbara Bray's curator insight,
March 4, 6:14 PM
The originalPDI chart has been downloaded over tens of thousands of times around the world. We received feedback and input from educators who helped us revise the chart so it clarifies the differences between the terms. We welcome your feedback and to share your stories of personalizing learning.
If you have our older version of the chart, please replace it with this version. Personalized Learning Chart v2 (2013) by Barbara Bray & Kathleen McClaskey is licensed under aCreativeCommonsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 UnportedLicense.
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What will Personalized Learning look like in 2013? The main change that will happen in teaching and learning in 2013 will be about empowerment. Teachers and learners will be more empowered to take charge of their learning. We will see this through the evidence they share as they learn. Via Kathleen McClaskey, Barbara Bray
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The 10 Predictions for 2013 include: 1. Connected Learners 2. Mobile Devices 3. Communities of Practice 4. Evidence of Learning 5. Taking Risks 6. Storytelling 7. Learner Voice and Choice 8. Unpacking Standards 9. Transforming Learning Environments 10. Building a Common Language
We will be hearing more why the learner needs to take ownership of their learning. Look for more information about developing Expert Learners and Master Teachers. 
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May 6, 1:34 PM
Interesting, in other ways this could also be seen as framing learning as a constant performance of assessment. Where do you draw the line ? Delete the scoop?
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John Kotter talks about the difference between change management and change leadership. (Transformational change #leadership takes courage. Via Susan Bainbridge 
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September 2, 2012 2:15 PM
Glad you're finding some useful material Gabriel.
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In the first of a new series of study skills for CLIL, Jean Brewster takes the very topical subject of thinking skills and looks at how CLIL teaching embraces many of the thinking skills principles and how this benefits the learner. Via Manuel F. Lara, Cecilia Rosas Delete the scoop?
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Take a moment and imagine a creative work environment. Don't worry about the kind of work going on. Just focus on the space. Close your eyes and picture it. What is that space like? What does it sound like? How are people interacting? Is there movement? Is there evidence of work in progress? Is it tidy, or busy-messy? Can you imagine working there? Via Felix Jacomino 
Maria Persson's comment,
May 16, 11:42 PM
Totally agree with you. At one stage in my classroom teaching I got permission to actually work with my students outside and we created learning spaces just outside by the playground and this didn't go down especially well with other teachers who wanted to stay 'indoors and at desks'!
Catherine Selby's curator insight,
May 18, 8:51 PM
This article gives teachers ideas on how to create a thinking space for students. In any KLA the importance of helping the students to be able to concentrate is extremely importand. One of the aims in the Australian Curriculum is to allow students to become "creative, innovative and enterprising when using traditional, contemporary and emerging technologies, and understand how technologies have developed over time." By creating a thinking space this allows students the freedom to learn and implement the above areas. 
Melita Ryland's curator insight,
May 20, 12:19 AM
This article asks us to rethink what we think to be a work space. They outline that a workspace can come in many different forms and still be productive. By simply moving around an changing the workspace can drastically change the outcomes of student leanring and engagement in more ways than 1. Delete the scoop?
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Interesting site about building self-regulated learners who drive their learning. Site talks about Reggio approach and using the environment as the third educator. So the points made here fit with all learners -- of all ages -- at home or at school. Delete the scoop?
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The term "student" was defined in the middle ages. It is time to rethink what that implies and redefine the learner.
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May 7, 11:01 AM
The varying outlooks we have when we use different words to describe something is intresting. Here the difference between "student" & "learner" points to who is ulitmatly responsible for our own intellectual development. I wonder if the same could be true with our use of generic titles in the work place. For example can using the word "leader" in place of "follower" for staff and use of the word "visonary" in place of "leader" for executives place the responsibility for success in a more productive perspective? Delete the scoop?
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8th Grade learners from Mid-Pacific Institute in Honolulu created a music video as part of a global collaborative project.
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Melvina Kurashige is a Japanese teacher who shared an idea from a school in Belgium. The kids took the idea and made it their own. Next thing they were invited to present at the School of the Future Conference in front of hundreds of teachers. They realized the process is what helped them become better learners. Delete the scoop?
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Check out this site for up to 300 learning K-12 games. Delete the scoop?
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The days of posting pictures on the refrigerator door appear to be over, what with the digital camera taking over its film counterpart.
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Display photo frames Paint your picture Create a scrapbook Eat it - turn your pictures into something edible. Puzzle It Delete the scoop?
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indie author, book excerpt, Through the Crimson Mirror
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“Most brilliant people have a mix of both intelligence and creativity.” Albert Einstein once said, “Imagination is more important than knowledge. For knowledge is limited to all we now know and understand, while imagination embraces the entire world, and all there ever will be to know and understand.” Delete the scoop?
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Webinar by Joe Dale from Classroom 2.0. Blackboard Collaborate (Formerly Elluminate) Recording (full) with long list of apps to support teachers... Delete the scoop?
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Sarah Downing-Ford is a 7th grade middle school teacher in Maine who shares how her learners unpack standards and assess their own work.
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We interviewed Sarah after viewing the video of some of her learners sharing how they take responsibility for their learning. Read about Sarah's top ten list on what she has learned. Here's the first 4: 10. Don’t underestimate the abilities/flexibility of students. 
Vicki Butler's curator insight,
March 15, 4:00 PM
This goes hand in hand with learners taking ownership of their learning experiences.
Vicki Butler's comment,
May 2, 11:41 AM
Hi Barbara! Busy. I'm leaving my position at school and jumping into new endeavors. Will you be at ISTE?
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CBAM: Stages of Concern about Personalized Learning provides descriptions and strategies to guide change for each stage.
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When you are transforming learning, you can use the Stages of Concern to help guide change. CBAM is the Concerns Based Adoption Model. We adapted the chart to guide chage around personalizing learning. If you are a teacher, you can determine which stage you are in and use the strategies to get the support you need. If you are a coach or professional developer, you can use these strategies to support your teachers. Delete the scoop?
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This is an updated version of a previous post and is published in the September 2012 Issue of School Administrator.
It’s impossible to attend an education event today without someone on stage passionately calling out for more innovation. It’s probably the most widely used word in my blog posts as well.
The problem is that we are much better at starting initiatives than ending them. Even when existing programs no longer connect with students, we often protect them because our investment of resources, in one way or another, into some of these programs dissuades us from abandoning them. On the other hand, holding on to these programs limits the development of new programs and learning experiences for students. It’s something of a Catch 22 because we know new innovations need time to take root and grow.
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This study proposes a model of the impact of transformational leadership both on followers' creativity at the individual level and on innovation Five-factor model of personality and transformational. leadership. Via Susan Bainbridge Delete the scoop?
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This site offers the objects as open source and even apps. I'm very impressed.