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Sunsetting Projects

February 20, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Innovation labs have many challenges as they attempt to marshal ideas and resources to create authentically new solutions to recognized problems. Beyond the obvious need to develop new approaches there is the less often recognized […]

Flexible Space

February 18, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

An article in Edutopia calls attention to a new study of flexible space in classrooms. The study, conducted by Peter Barrett at the University of Salford in the UK, examined 153 primary classrooms in 27 […]

Margherita Pizza

February 14, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Margherita Pizza

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Stepping Toward Self-Directed Learning

February 11, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

It is always helpful to see examples of educational practices that can be used to support the development of students as self-directed learners. For a large collection of school initiatives that do just that, take […]

Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Chicken

February 11, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Chicken

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Learning from Service Design

February 10, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

A recent piece from the Interaction Design Foundation reviews some of the more prominent principles of Service Design Thinking. Service Design Thinking is a special set of design approaches that support the creation of seamless […]

Time and Innovation

February 4, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

As we all look to become more innovative, there are various techniques that are employed to generate new ideas. A recent article in Fast Company, begins by discussing well known brainstorming techniques along with their […]

Creating New Learning Spaces

February 4, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

Over the past decade there has been growing interest in new designs for learning spaces, including classrooms and entire schools. In a recent article, Cathy Rubin interviews designer Lene Jensby Lange, the founder of Danish […]

Grading and Norms

February 4, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

It is not too often that we have an opportunity to see our norms about evaluation in high relief. One such opportunity was recently presented by an article in the Marin Independent Journal. The article […]

India to Ramp Up Online Offerings

February 3, 2020 Gary Natriello 0

According to a report in the Hindustan Times, India’s top 100 universities will be able to offer fully online degree programs under a new education policy designed to increase the capacity of India to meet […]