Monthly Archives: March 2010

In this week’s newsletter: nobody slips through the cracks

This is the third written response to the TFA pre-institute work (responses 1, 2). The focus is on investing in students and their families, with special consideration to a trio of videos (linked below) demonstrating classroom techniques. My original assumption … Continue reading

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Social entrepreneurship meets Dungeons & Dragons

In this TED talk, Jane McGonigal argues that that complex games like World of Warcraft teach players important critical thinking skills and weave a social problem-solving fabric. She goes on to point out that humans have spent 5.9 million collective … Continue reading

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The data on measuring big goals

This is the second written response to the TFA pre-institute work (response 1). The focus is on the importance of setting big goals. Research demonstrates that leaders who set exceptional expectations for their teams can get exceptional results. TFA’s own … Continue reading

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