Lean Startup, Design Thinking, & Innovation
I’m reading a series of books together this month and enjoying the common threads of design thinking, as well […]
Book Review, Design Thinking, Innovation
Learning
“If we knew what it was we were doing, it would not be called research, would it?”
– Albert Einstein
Assessments, Learning
Why Assess (students, learners, teachers, anyone)?
In our team’s terrain meeting today, we were challenged by Bo to answer the question “Why Assess?” My thoughts are
Book Review, Decision-Making
WRAP Your Decisions
People are actually kinda bad at making good decisions. The book “Decisive” identifies the 4 villains of decision making as
Learning Outcomes, R & D, UbD - Understanding by Design
What are the most essential learning outcomes?
At today’s MS/US Social Science R & D Team Meeting, our teachers challenged one another to clarify the learning outcomes
Learning
How to use number lines for addition and subtraction
Article: Measuring Math Fluency (Speed and Accuracy)?
Grounded in Christian Values, Leadership
Convocation: Who is the Real You?
Over 900 students gathered in the gym last Friday to kickoff the 2014-2015 school year at Mount Vernon’s Annual Convocation.
Assessments, Leadership, Progress Monitoring
How Do You Measure Learning?
Attempting to accurately measure one’s learning seems simple enough, but can actually be a rather elusive pursuit. How often do
Book Review
Scaling Up Excellence – Notes from Chapter 2 (Part 3 of 3)
There are numerous scaling choices including… * national culture v organization mindset (how strongly should you weigh each when you expand