Designing A Better World
In August 2019, over 2,200 schools will open doors to students in the state of Georgia. A small number of those schools will be brand new. None like this. Mount
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Students Want Access
Students Want Access The past couple of mornings, I’ve received several unexpected student visitors to my office. My desk is covered in papers, my nose buried in a laptop while
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Curiosity and Intelligence
Curiosity and Intelligence Mount Vernon Presbyterian School and the Mount Vernon Institute for Innovation hosted the 3rd annual Council on Innovation last Friday. Students in the Upper School iDiploma cohorts
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Scaling Up Badging
Scaling Up Badging In a recent professional learning workshop (at #MVCollider), our team made new strides in the pursuit of badging and micro-credentialing. 3 significant insights have got our team
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Class Trip to Space Camp – Day 2
Class Trip to Space Camp via Twitter Feed Space Camp® launched in 1982 to inspire and motivate young people from around the country to join the ranks of space pioneers who persevere
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Space Camp Day 1
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Innovator’s DNA Digest 3
Associate: Surprising Connections of Unrelated Things Question: Teaching Students To Ask Questions Observe: Body Language Shapes Who You Are Experiment: Winning Cultures Allow Failure Network: 6 Ways To Expand Your
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Father/Son Based Learning: Chocolate Fondue
My friend and esteemed colleague Bo Adams has inspired many with his #FSBL aka Father/Son Based Learning concept (it also takes other forms such as Mother/Son or Mother/Daughter, etc.) Here
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