Wednesday, April 6, 2011
will richardson
learning piano - at whatever level, whenever you want
mark klassen
moral imperative to get everyone connected
what does better look like? is it just test scores??
all investments measured on how kids do on tests
if don't pass tests... huge ramifications
what exactly are the ramifications? money
what about happy kids... people?
if you want test prep- that's fine - but if you want test prep - you don't need schools any more
we've done the same things as the kids, and forgotten the same things they will
this system is killing our kids...
we all have easy connections to learning. we need to jump in..
other posts on will
[another incredible slidedeck of his.]
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Tuesday, April 5, 2011
tunnel jam
mashing up kids ideas
with this spot (n railroad ave, w 3rd)
and this idea:
adding perhaps a large screen so spectators can view from all angles, so avid skateboarders or bikers can critique and learn from all angles, having camera helmets,..
different ideas on painting, even to paint on the wheels, so it's always morphing..
why do this?
per kids' discussion: perhaps architect for humanity, or anyone that could mentor us, can see that while we might not have the visibly urgent needs of disaster relief in Japan, or hunger/thirst in Africa, or countless other needs in other places in the world, we are dying as well, from not participating wholeheartedly in life... we want to create spaces to bring people together...we want to create more community in our town... in the people right around us...
Cristian and Gabe and others...were over the edge inspired by this...
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with this spot (n railroad ave, w 3rd)
and this idea:
adding perhaps a large screen so spectators can view from all angles, so avid skateboarders or bikers can critique and learn from all angles, having camera helmets,..
different ideas on painting, even to paint on the wheels, so it's always morphing..
why do this?
per kids' discussion: perhaps architect for humanity, or anyone that could mentor us, can see that while we might not have the visibly urgent needs of disaster relief in Japan, or hunger/thirst in Africa, or countless other needs in other places in the world, we are dying as well, from not participating wholeheartedly in life... we want to create spaces to bring people together...we want to create more community in our town... in the people right around us...
Cristian and Gabe and others...were over the edge inspired by this...
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jane mcgonigal
from Reality is Broken:
p. 124:
To participate wholeheartedly in something means to be self-motivated and self-directed, intensely and genuinely enthusiastic. If we're forced to do something, or if we do it halfheartedly, we're not really participating. If we don't care how it all turns out, we're not really participating. If we're passively waiting it out, we're not really participating. And the less we fully participate in our everyday lives, the fewer opportunities we have to be happy. It's that plain and simple.
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p. 124:
To participate wholeheartedly in something means to be self-motivated and self-directed, intensely and genuinely enthusiastic. If we're forced to do something, or if we do it halfheartedly, we're not really participating. If we don't care how it all turns out, we're not really participating. If we're passively waiting it out, we're not really participating. And the less we fully participate in our everyday lives, the fewer opportunities we have to be happy. It's that plain and simple.
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gerald weinberg
this is tough.. because on a whole, i think we need to abandon any standard testing, and i think school should no longer be compulsory. [yeah - i know - ridiculous no? i really think not.]
i'm reading Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken - which is simply yet another affirmation that we are continually weeding out the zeros because we think they are worth nothing. (as a math teacher, also more proof that we've spent too much time talking about the zoom in rather than the zoom out part of math.)
i'm having a hard time and need major help here.
spending less on testing would be a great help financially.
making school a game, is brilliant, and i'm sure i'm doing it disservice by speaking now, because of how little i know of it. but i'm currently stubborn on this, who decides what basics are - that are put in that game, or in the project (based learning) or whatever?
yes - this is all better, but why do better when we can beat that? isn't our aim indispensable people? happy people? people who have defined and attained their own success? isn't our aim a better community? society? world?
haven't we looked around enough to see that we are not drinking life in?
ok. so - in helping a district decide their curriculum goals - when i believe that's a major part of the problem. or how to improve testing - when i believe that is a major part of the problem.
and yet - helping a district to jump ship may not even be listened to.
do keep making tweaks? at least suggestions that are better, or do you keep focusing on the jumping ship?
anyway..
these are great posts by Weinberg.. whether we're testing the way we test now (or slightly better)- or whether we have jumped ship and these are iterations within a person, continual 24/7 feedback, where bugs are embraced, celebrated...
the parable of the ones
testing without testing
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i'm reading Jane McGonigal's Reality is Broken - which is simply yet another affirmation that we are continually weeding out the zeros because we think they are worth nothing. (as a math teacher, also more proof that we've spent too much time talking about the zoom in rather than the zoom out part of math.)
i'm having a hard time and need major help here.
spending less on testing would be a great help financially.
making school a game, is brilliant, and i'm sure i'm doing it disservice by speaking now, because of how little i know of it. but i'm currently stubborn on this, who decides what basics are - that are put in that game, or in the project (based learning) or whatever?
yes - this is all better, but why do better when we can beat that? isn't our aim indispensable people? happy people? people who have defined and attained their own success? isn't our aim a better community? society? world?
haven't we looked around enough to see that we are not drinking life in?
ok. so - in helping a district decide their curriculum goals - when i believe that's a major part of the problem. or how to improve testing - when i believe that is a major part of the problem.
and yet - helping a district to jump ship may not even be listened to.
do keep making tweaks? at least suggestions that are better, or do you keep focusing on the jumping ship?
anyway..
these are great posts by Weinberg.. whether we're testing the way we test now (or slightly better)- or whether we have jumped ship and these are iterations within a person, continual 24/7 feedback, where bugs are embraced, celebrated...
the parable of the ones
testing without testing
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Monday, April 4, 2011
david mangene
is he thinking it'll rub off?..
gosh i hope it does. i wish i spoke/understood everyone's language..
listen to it here.
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gosh i hope it does. i wish i spoke/understood everyone's language..
Fijne dag nog. Maak er iets moois van.
Fine day. Make something beautiful.
listen to it here.
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
john hagel
post on next wave..
couldn't get my comment to post.. so posting it here:
it seems we spend so much time creating spaces to share and things to share (esp in ed) and then even more time creating ways to get people to come to those spaces and to take a look at what we've done. and once there - we try to build the right culture. etc..
while these are all good things.. can we do better? can we save all that time in creating/inventing/inviting and rather combine/innovate with things that already exist?
too often.. if not always - not enough come, and our creations don't see their potential. we're not open enough for the element of possible adjacencies (Steven Johnson) to kick in.
what if the glue tying us all together is a culture of sharing/trust. what if our desire is to help each person on the planet to have access to anything we've learned. like - we are all participating in the game of life, and it behooves us if all the players are the best they can be. (currently reading Jane McGonigal’s Reality is Broken)
we live in the perfect time. the edge is us. we can now become the web, we can swim in the knowledge flow. i'm thinking - we just need to give up our urges to manage our own specialized space and rather - meet up first where the crowd already is. ie: wikipedia, youtube...
what if these became the universal sharing spaces. the web is alluring, wikipedia is a great platform for organizing the alluring. like the web, wikipedia has just about something for everyone, and if it doesn't have what you are seeking, cool jets, you get to add a page.
i see your world of warcraft reference esp in wikipedia, groups forming within the links. and your surfers reference perhaps within youtube, communities forming as we change the spirit of comments.
what if the new culture is about sharing in these spaces as we embraced them as our home base. then people can learn per passion, they can follow their fancy.. but within a wide open space filled with adjacent possibilities. and everthing is usable, as opposed to disposable.
what if we could/would spend less time creating our own little ponds - and just jump into the ocean. to me, it’s like the ponds are slightly improved stocks. yet - what’s bad - because it is an improvement, we’re under the illusion that we are in the ocean.
what if going straight to where the people are - the ocean - allows us time. time for more of both:
1) exposure to unlimited opportunities
2) richer conversations/experiences - i was thinking through some virtual coffeehouse, but better yet - perhaps, aerotropolis..
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couldn't get my comment to post.. so posting it here:
it seems we spend so much time creating spaces to share and things to share (esp in ed) and then even more time creating ways to get people to come to those spaces and to take a look at what we've done. and once there - we try to build the right culture. etc..
while these are all good things.. can we do better? can we save all that time in creating/inventing/inviting and rather combine/innovate with things that already exist?
too often.. if not always - not enough come, and our creations don't see their potential. we're not open enough for the element of possible adjacencies (Steven Johnson) to kick in.
what if the glue tying us all together is a culture of sharing/trust. what if our desire is to help each person on the planet to have access to anything we've learned. like - we are all participating in the game of life, and it behooves us if all the players are the best they can be. (currently reading Jane McGonigal’s Reality is Broken)
we live in the perfect time. the edge is us. we can now become the web, we can swim in the knowledge flow. i'm thinking - we just need to give up our urges to manage our own specialized space and rather - meet up first where the crowd already is. ie: wikipedia, youtube...
what if these became the universal sharing spaces. the web is alluring, wikipedia is a great platform for organizing the alluring. like the web, wikipedia has just about something for everyone, and if it doesn't have what you are seeking, cool jets, you get to add a page.
i see your world of warcraft reference esp in wikipedia, groups forming within the links. and your surfers reference perhaps within youtube, communities forming as we change the spirit of comments.
what if the new culture is about sharing in these spaces as we embraced them as our home base. then people can learn per passion, they can follow their fancy.. but within a wide open space filled with adjacent possibilities. and everthing is usable, as opposed to disposable.
what if we could/would spend less time creating our own little ponds - and just jump into the ocean. to me, it’s like the ponds are slightly improved stocks. yet - what’s bad - because it is an improvement, we’re under the illusion that we are in the ocean.
what if going straight to where the people are - the ocean - allows us time. time for more of both:
1) exposure to unlimited opportunities
2) richer conversations/experiences - i was thinking through some virtual coffeehouse, but better yet - perhaps, aerotropolis..
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wadah khanfar
we found new ways to express our feelings and beliefs.. no violence...
their propoganda.. told parents to bring kids home
these kids who are idealistic enough to imagine a different future
but idealistic enough to not use violence
instead, parents went to the streets and supported them
internet and connectivity has created a new mindset
before we thought change was imposed on us
change should spring from within - but open with universal values
it is happening now
fortunately - people right now can be decieved
at this point in time - the youth are the wisest for making change
when asked what can we do in the west...
connectivity is letting people know that people care
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via @jhagel on his revolution from the edge
soccer passion
whoa. this is - beautiful. brilliant.
absolutely.
life is too short to not..
thank you @tomaltepeter via @azjd via @maggieswitz
we can.
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absolutely.
life is too short to not..
thank you @tomaltepeter via @azjd via @maggieswitz
we can.
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adora svitak
ah.. love this Adora:
continue to be naïve and impulsive; because impulse should be the drive to achieve great things."
and this:
"We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion," she said. "Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something, due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical."
"A lot of negative words adults call the young, like naïve, impulsive and way too connected online, are all things we can turn into strengths to help us," she said. Her message to her youthful audience in Dubai was to take it as a compliment next time someone calls them naïve.
all from Adora in Dubai
another bravo sweet...
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continue to be naïve and impulsive; because impulse should be the drive to achieve great things."
and this:
"We always reference kids but very rarely ask their opinion," she said. "Our inexperience might be what gives us the ability to teach our elders something, due to the fact that we are not jaded or cynical."
"A lot of negative words adults call the young, like naïve, impulsive and way too connected online, are all things we can turn into strengths to help us," she said. Her message to her youthful audience in Dubai was to take it as a compliment next time someone calls them naïve.
all from Adora in Dubai
another bravo sweet...
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david mangene
what a cool site...
what a cool way to show english and dutch at same time
love what these guys are doing..
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what a cool way to show english and dutch at same time
love what these guys are doing..
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Saturday, April 2, 2011
seth godin on acumen
Seth's Blog: Ten years of changing the world
That a small band of talented, driven people could make this happen isn't surprising to me. What surprises me is that we still wonder whether change like this is possible.
That a small band of talented, driven people could make this happen isn't surprising to me. What surprises me is that we still wonder whether change like this is possible.
noam kostucki
tedxwarwick 2011
how to go from dreams to reality.. how to get what you want
generally - people
combo of making money and doing what you love.
generally - charity
combo of making money and doing good
take the challenge of evolution and adapt
charities are aneorexic, companies are obese, govt is big flat clogged artery, last financial crisis was a stroke
why is making money from doing good the cure
if evolve as a species - how will it look
what can you do about this global evolution
how could you expect to not do good when your job is to make the world a better place
if you do what you love, you'll get great at it, and start sharing value to others
not for profit or non profit but for purpose
last century was focus on perfection
the perfect solution to every problem is that there isn't one but many, that need to evolve all the time
so biggest fear - is acceptance of the way things are..
wireless tech has given us the ability to evolve as a species - one world - one organization
if all of us don't fulfill our purpose - we will die
diversity is king
we need chaortic systems - that can evolve all the time
we need transparent communication - so every part knows what's going on
we need system that allows individual and collective both to survive
democratic 2.0 - all the laws
all projects like kiva - vote with taxes
organization and people become accountable for what they do
repeating human revolution at the organization level
harness the good and the inevitability of evolution
edmond burke - all that is needed for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing
wikipedia as a sharing place
sweet spot between cooperation and collaboration
our obsession with money is like our obsession with food, too much and too little are both bad
we don't have to choose between doing good and making money
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how to go from dreams to reality.. how to get what you want
generally - people
combo of making money and doing what you love.
generally - charity
combo of making money and doing good
take the challenge of evolution and adapt
charities are aneorexic, companies are obese, govt is big flat clogged artery, last financial crisis was a stroke
why is making money from doing good the cure
if evolve as a species - how will it look
what can you do about this global evolution
how could you expect to not do good when your job is to make the world a better place
if you do what you love, you'll get great at it, and start sharing value to others
not for profit or non profit but for purpose
last century was focus on perfection
the perfect solution to every problem is that there isn't one but many, that need to evolve all the time
so biggest fear - is acceptance of the way things are..
wireless tech has given us the ability to evolve as a species - one world - one organization
if all of us don't fulfill our purpose - we will die
diversity is king
we need chaortic systems - that can evolve all the time
we need transparent communication - so every part knows what's going on
we need system that allows individual and collective both to survive
democratic 2.0 - all the laws
all projects like kiva - vote with taxes
organization and people become accountable for what they do
repeating human revolution at the organization level
harness the good and the inevitability of evolution
edmond burke - all that is needed for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing
wikipedia as a sharing place
sweet spot between cooperation and collaboration
our obsession with money is like our obsession with food, too much and too little are both bad
we don't have to choose between doing good and making money
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Friday, April 1, 2011
tim brown
we fear the judgment of our peers
it's this fear that keeps us conservative in our thinking..
same exercise with kids (drawing neighbor) no fears
but as become adults, much more sensitive to opinions of peers
if in a trusted environment.. most free to play
before founding ideo - david kelly said - he wanted to form a company where all his employees were friends.. friends are a pathway to play
symbols in the workplace to remind us to play
thinking through your hands.. through play
how to play.. when to play.
play isn't an anarchy - there are rules
divergent modes - more playful
convergent modes - more serious
but not absolutes... not an either or - it's an and
we need trust to play and we need trust to be creative
there are a series of things we did as kids that would behoove us as adults:
- exploration - going for quantity
- building and thinking with hands
- role play - adds empathy - and authenticity
some more great videos - and ideas of play via http://icatsrevolution.blogspot.com/
off to bed..
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simon sinek
the importance of a declaration
Working to pull something down may achieve the stated objectives, but what inspires great nations is when people join forces to work to build something up.
It is amazing to watch them inspire each other to rise up. But it will be more inspiring when we see them chant, in loud choruses, the foundation upon which they hope to rebuild their nations -- for each nation to declare its independence based on its own vision of a peaceful and just future.
Before you build your nations, declare your independence.
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Working to pull something down may achieve the stated objectives, but what inspires great nations is when people join forces to work to build something up.
It is amazing to watch them inspire each other to rise up. But it will be more inspiring when we see them chant, in loud choruses, the foundation upon which they hope to rebuild their nations -- for each nation to declare its independence based on its own vision of a peaceful and just future.
Before you build your nations, declare your independence.
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