by Gerald Aungst | May 2, 2011 | Learning, Policy, Uncategorized
Imagine picking up the newspaper and seeing this story: A 9.0 magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami struck Japan today, causing widespread destruction. During a news conference, the Prime Minister said, “We have considered all of the possible...
by Gerald Aungst | Mar 4, 2011 | Differentiation, Learning
A couple of days ago, I wrote about how schools often take the “camp bus” approach to learning: load all the kids on the bus at the start of the year, take them all for the same ride, and arrive at the same destination. Imagine a family trip planned this...
by Gerald Aungst | Mar 2, 2011 | Differentiation, Learning
When I was about 9, I went to Cub Scout day camp at Camp Delmont for the first time. Every day, a group of us got on a bus and we rode for an hour or so. I had a great time, and at the end of the week, for reasons that I can’t now...
by Gerald Aungst | Jan 30, 2011 | Collaboration, Leadership, Learning
I’m partway through my second Educon, and as I found the first time around, my brain is having trouble keeping up with the intensity of learning that is going on. I continue to be amazed at the number of educators willing to spend an entire weekend, almost...
by Gerald Aungst | Oct 10, 2010 | Leadership, Learning, Policy
Fences exist to separate the things inside from the things outside. They provide a boundary to define and separate space, and safety for those inside. Teachers and administrators put up both literal and metaphorical fences in schools. Rules, firewalls,...
by Gerald Aungst | Jul 19, 2010 | Learning
I got thinking about history the other day. How do we know what we know about the people around us? Our lives overlap in various ways. We experience things together, we talk, we share, we collaborate. If I want to know more about someone, I can give...
