Connected Learning
Wednesday, October 31, 2007
Ed is a civil engineer and the inventor of the Hurriquake nail. The nail, which took Ed over a decade to develop, is revolutionary - it gives a structure twice the resistance in high wind conditions
Podcast #3 - Relevance
Friday, June 1, 2007
“The purpose of our work is to deepen the learning...to get kids excited about continuing to learn...” Dennis Littky
“In order to get to real rigorous learning, students have to be connected to what
This I Believe - Dana Lyman
Tuesday, May 15, 2007
I believe that each person has the need to be understood and to connect with others. The ability to truly listen to one another is one avenue that leads to building a caring relationship, one that
Gunther’s Passion - An Elliot Interview
Tuesday, May 1, 2007
Big Picture Schools seek both to inspire and nurture a student’s passion and to find people who are passionate to connect to students. In this short piece, Elliot Washor interviews Gunther, a
The Power of Relevance - Jay Carter
Monday, April 16, 2007
The psychologist Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi author of Flow, The Psychology of Optimal Experience describes a state of being as flow, when a person is wholly engaged in an activity and a deep focus and