From the monthly archives:
Below is a recap of some of the more interesting stories about education, technology, leadership and creativity floating out in the blogosphere. Enjoy!
Civil Rights in the Digital Era
Yesterday, the Wired Campus, a regular education-technology feature at The Chronicle of Higher Ed, featured a short article by Josh Fischman called, “The Civil-Rights Era, Now on the [...]
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I use StumbleUpon to channel surf the web and I came across a great website that I think has enormous potential for educators. It is also mildly addictive. It’s called Go2Web2.0 and it has collected a directory of over 2400 web 2.0 applications since 2006. Below is a description from the website About page.
About Go2Web20.net
Pure [...]
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I am hoping to provide a weekly digest of interesting stories in the news that deal with education, teaching, leadership and technology. Enjoy!
Noneducation Majors Find Teaching Appealing
RedOrbit, TX - May 16, 2008
Recruits often have no prior education experience or course work. They get five weeks of intensive training the summer before they start teaching, [...]
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Leadership in American schools is becoming an increasingly difficult concept to define. Many educational scholars and policy makers agree that the current role of a school leader, both in the building and district or school wide, insufficiently meets the needs of American education for the 21st century. In an article by Lynn Olson, New Thinking [...]
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The concept is actually quite simple. Exercise your role as a global citizen by engaging in a collective conversation with some of the biggest thinkers in the world. Big Think is an online community designed to extend the conversation about important topics, global issues and creative ideas by connecting people who want to share their [...]
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From Zen Lessons - The Art of Leadership:
Lingyuan’s study of the Way and application of its principles was pure and sincere, rich in virtue. He had the air of the ancients. He was peaceful and serious, and spoke little. He was very much honored and respected by scholars and grandees. He once said,
“What people talk [...]
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As a former theater director and self proclaimed film buff the concept behind Pangea Day is both simple and breathtaking. From the website overview
The Pangea Day Mission & Purpose
Pangea Day is a global event bringing the world together through film.
Why? In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it’s easy [...]
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Leo Babauta of Zen Habits has created a wonderful list called The Zen of Tech: 12 Powerful Ways to Keep Your Online Life Simple and Peaceful. What I truly admire about this post is how he has done a wonderful job connecting simple and wonderful tools that when put to use properly can provide a [...]
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