What if…Wednesday
What if this post was the last blog post the Center produced until August 2019?
Think about it…Thursday
What if study hall were a guided, personalized learning course? This “What if…” comes to us from Adrienne J. The PDS Center has had the good fortune to engage her … Continue Reading Think about it…Thursday
What if…Wednesday
What if we looked at the end of the school year for opportunities to design better learning? I’ve been wondering about how we have fairly fixed expectations about how the … Continue Reading What if…Wednesday
What if…Wednesday
What is the opposite of curiosity? What if we asked questions or one another more regularly? I put this question on a wall in one of our faculty hubs on … Continue Reading What if…Wednesday
What if…Wednesday
What if strategy labs were a common part of independent school leadership and learning? In the month or so since PDS hosted an NAIS Strategy Lab, we have been exploring … Continue Reading What if…Wednesday
Think about it Thursday…
Think about everything you have accomplished this school year. What are you most proud of having learned? What were some of the most meaningful moments? Now, how could we take … Continue Reading Think about it Thursday…
Sgt. Pepper’s Pet Sounds (A Curve Origin Story)
We have been thinking a lot lately about people and space. Ecologies and inhabitants. The Curve continues to buzz and bustle with learning. More and more teachers and students have … Continue Reading Sgt. Pepper’s Pet Sounds (A Curve Origin Story)
Curve Stories (Issue #6) “Strategy Lab”
For three days before our spring break, Providence Day hosted and participated in the latest rendition of the NAIS Strategy Lab. We were fortunate to work with the NAIS innovation … Continue Reading Curve Stories (Issue #6) “Strategy Lab”
New Friends
What if making new friends was a skill and an opportunity we made available to students on a more regular basis? I am an introvert, and I find making new … Continue Reading New Friends
Diversity and Innovation
Innovation needs diversity; Diversity needs innovation. In the last 12 to 18 months, we have been making more observations and asking more questions about the intersections of diversity and innovation. … Continue Reading Diversity and Innovation
What if Wednesday…(Anecdotes & Insights)
What if our curriculum were driven by anecdotes and insights? In the writing classes I teach, we have been talking a lot about anecdotes and insights. We keep working toward … Continue Reading What if Wednesday…(Anecdotes & Insights)
Curve Stories (Issue #5) – “Nuestro Pueblo”
Here’s a brief pictorial essay about “Nuestro Pueblo.” This manifestation of learning has been living in the Project Studio of the Curve this week. We have more and more people … Continue Reading Curve Stories (Issue #5) – “Nuestro Pueblo”
What If Wednesday (Grease Edition)
What if generating joy were a primary purpose of learning? Grease is not my favorite musical. For all sorts of reasons, this particular piece of live theater does not appeal … Continue Reading What If Wednesday (Grease Edition)
Think about it Thursday…
Think about a class where the teacher empowers students to solve problems that the teacher has never seen or solved before. I wonder what would happen if a central … Continue Reading Think about it Thursday…
What if…Wednesday
What if professional development were focused on inspiring and empowering teachers to be lifelong learners? I like that Providence Day School has Professional Development Coordinators. We have one in each … Continue Reading What if…Wednesday
Flying Paper Airplanes
Last Thursday we celebrated the one-year anniversary and grand re-opening of The Curve. We marked the occasion with a variety of top-notch after school snacks. We also flew paper airplanes. … Continue Reading Flying Paper Airplanes
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