9. Ryerson University sites 3
reasons for the case against him.
1.Learning should be hard.
2.There is no structure of
regulation for online behavior
and that makes it incompatible
with academic work.
3.It is our job to protect academic
integrity from any threat.
i.e. Unless learning is hard and is directed by
others, it fails to meet the standard for academic
rigor.
Chris Avenir
10. “Books are designed to
contain all the information
required to stop inquiries
within the book’s topic. But
now that our medium can
handle far more ideas and
information, and now that
it is a connective medium
(ideas to ideas, people to
ideas, people to people), our
strategy is changing. And
that is changing the very
shape of knowledge.”
“Bringing smart people together is an
ancient and effective technique for
developing ideas. The Net also lets
smart people connect and
communicate. But the Net brings people
together in new and occasionally
weird configurations—a weirdness
that is now being reflected in how
expertise works....”
23. “As we watch the world move to a state of near-constant
change and flux, we believe that connecting play
and imagination may be the single most important
step in unleashing the new culture of learning.”
“...the pattern has been that as children grow up and
become more proficient at making sense of the
environment in which they live, their world seems to
become more stable. Thus, as a child grows and
becomes accustomed to the world, the perceived need
for play.”
49. "And when leaders are
inaccessible…their influence and
impact slowly deteriorate.
Confusion replaces clarity as trust
slowly falters and eventually fails."
http://dculberh.wordpress.com/2013/03/20/leadership-valves-release-and-control/
61. Thanks, Lisa, for filling us in on the details of DF
teachers professional development. We are grateful
for the amazing teachers our daughter has
encountered so far at Springhurst. I am all for
whatever we as a district can do to invest in the
learning of this most precious resource.
I'm looking forward to seeing you again this week at
the Friday morning book chat.
Happy holidays!
Greta
62. Dear Dr. Brady -
I do understand the importance of teacher
development days, but why are they counted as
our children's school days? I believe that for our
teachers annual pay levels some summer school
hours (teachers and/or students) would not be out
of line. What are the impediments to that?
How do we start a review and evaluation of the
effectiveness of "Early Dismissal" days? This days
are some of the most disruptive days my children
have.
Thank you.
Sandra Merrow
63. Sandra,
Thanks for your feedback and insights. Early Dismissal Days
do count toward student attendance days and teacher PD is
handled pretty much the same way in most school districts.
We have quite a lot of summer professional development
that occurs every summer. One of the challenges is that not
all teachers can necessarily be here at the same time in the
summer which limits the work that can be done by
department or grade level teams. There is so much that
needs to be done right now because of the new APPR
requirements that necessitates teachers having time to work
together on assessments, rubrics and planning. We really do
try to do the best that we can with the limited time we have.
Dr. Brady
64. When you hand someone a photo album
or a yearbook, the first thing they will do
is seek out their own picture.
Knowing that, the question is:
how often are you featuring the photo,
name, needs or wants of your customers
where everyone can see them?
“
”Seth Godin
69. Rather than write my goal in a book, I decided to create my
own t-shirt. I have worn my t-shirt at CDNIS during staff
meetings and grade level assemblies. The response from
staff and students has been somewhat overwhelming as
many are keen to get a ‘daily’ update