http://trends.edublogs.org Vision Committee blog Wed, 02 Apr 2008 16:03:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en In a recent blog post, Superintendent Dennis Richards reflects on the world his grandson will inherit. He concludes that: "I am convinced, as MIT apparently is, that collectively we have an opportunity to pool intelligences globally in ways we cannot imagine today to answer the questions of tomorrow. We have ... http://trends.edublogs.org/2008/04/02/taking-the-first-step/ Edutopia has an interesting feature article in the June issue of their magazine on a school district in Indiana that is taking on changing their curriculum and teaching practices to meet 21st century skills. http://www.edutopia.org/fast-forward  http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/06/12/a-district-takes-on-21st-century-learning/ Karl Fisch, who blogs at Fischbowl at Arapahoe High School in Colorado, writes about a gathering his school held with local business leaders to discuss what 21st century skills their students needed. It was an interesting list and similar to what our Vision committee's "Research" group has been finding.   A few that we ... http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/06/04/businesses-talk-21st-century-skills/ Edutopia has an interesting article about creative ways to establish better relationships with students on campus.   Well worth reading as we talk about the 'relationship' part of rigor, relevance and relationships. http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/04/19/the-importance-of-student-relationships/ We've been talking all year on the committee about innovation and ways to support that on campus.   The University of Southern California has started a new institute for innovation, the USC Stevens Institute,  to support innovation across departments.  The idea is to have a university-wide resource to support innovators, not just in ... http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/04/06/innovation/ It's been so fascinating to sit in our Vision committee meetings and other conversations and start watching a new vision for our campus unfold.   We've reached the point in the year where we are already putting things in place that we were just dreaming about in the fall, and it's ... http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/04/04/weaving-a-vision/ This post, Prisoners of Time, is a fascinating summary of a study done on issues with time in schools--covers everything from time for teachers to learn to time of the day that students are ready to learn.  Well worth reading as we talk about the school schedule. http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/04/04/time-to-learn/ Recently we've been discussing the ideas we saw at High Tech High, and Edutopia has an excellent article this month about another new project-based school in Philadelphia, the Science Leadership Academy.    Well worth reading about. Chris Lehmann, the principal of SLA, blogs about the evolution of the school, leadership issues, technology ... http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/04/01/project-based-and-cross-curricular-learning/ I"ve been rereading a chapter on design in Daniel Pink's book Whole New Mind this afternoon (sitting on the porch, since it IS spring break.) and was thinking about creativity, design, and schools. Then I ran across this video on TedTalks of Sir Ken Robinson talking about education and creativity.   His ... http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/03/18/creativity-and-future-students/ The Washington Post reports on how difficult it has become for colleges to communicate with their students, because of the myriad of communication pathways.   Students no longer have land lines in many colleges, change cell numbers frequently, and may not check their campus email often, since they prefer instant messaging or ... http://trends.edublogs.org/2007/03/04/the-changing-nature-of-college-students/