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Design Thinking is a term that described methods and processes for investigating ill-defined problems, acquiring information, analyzing knowledge, and positing solutions in the design and planning…Continue
Tags: planning, improvement, school, thinking, design
Started by Communities for Learning Dec 13, 2011.
I'm Oliver Orr and I'm a freshmen at Mattituck Jr.-Sr. High School. During one Communities for Learning fellowship meeting, I brought a couple cameras and just filmed myself and my colleagues working…Continue
Tags: movie, communities, board, school, learning
Started by Oliver Orr Oct 20, 2011.
As the new school year begins, many of us are compelled are deeply aware that there is so much more to education than the content and even the processes of our work. Our interactions with new…Continue
Tags: practice, dispositions, mind, of, habits
Started by Communities for Learning Sep 29, 2011.
According to Steve Denning, we would be able to reform schools if we reframed their goal from teaching children a curriculum to inspiring them to be lifelong learners. In his recent article on Forbes…Continue
Tags: and, goals, vision, shared, reform
Started by Communities for Learning Sep 7, 2011.
Thaler Pekar's article on the Importance of Story in Activism, in the new Activism issue of On The Issues Magazine http://www.ontheissuesmagazine.com/2011fall/2011fall_pekar.php reminds us of the importance of story telling to connect emotionally and engage others, to invite them to consider their own experiences, and to move them to action.
What story could you tell?
Who do you want to engage in your…
ContinuePosted by Communities for Learning on December 15, 2011 at 9:35am
" I am only one;
but still I am one.
I cannot do everything,
but still I can do something;
I will not refuse to do
the something I can do."
Helen Keller
Posted by Lisa Mastrantonio on July 18, 2011 at 3:19pm
February 2, 2012 from 6pm to 7pm – Adelphi, UC Room 313
March 19, 2012 from 7pm to 9pm – On-line