A year ago I spent four podcasts talking with Kathy, Clarence and Darren about their classrooms and the new story of teaching and learning. The model these three present continues to inspire teachers locally and internationally. So how have things changed in a year? The following 65 minutes answers those questions and has them look ahead to what their classrooms...

The idea of global citizenship is often a nebulous concept which gets bantered around the blogosphere but often lacks clarity or examples that truly define what it means. One of the best examples was this one from earlier this year. Today while reading through my aggregator, I came across this story from Christian Long. (Christian is always a wealth of good stuff)...

I’ve been trying different ways to awaken folks to the new stories. In December I had Will Richardson skype in and talk about the New Face of Learning. I brought around 20 people in and also had another half dozen linked via Polycom. The intent was simply begin conversations. On Tuesday, we had part 2. This time Darren Kuropatwa stopped by via Skype and talked...

Like much of the western part of North America, we got hit with a pretty nasty blizzard. For my Australian readers, a blizzard is defined as “severe winter storm condition characterized by low temperatures, strong winds, and heavy blowing snow.” But what does that really mean? Rob posts some photos from outside his school, like the one to the left. While...

One of my goals for the year is to do a better job promoting new stories of learning. While I hope to focus mostly on students, I work with administrators quite a bit and am encouraged by the move many are making to embrace and consider more effective ways of teaching and learning. Scott McLeod has been doing a great job of supporting principals and administrators in...

I spent last night listening both to David Warlick’s opening keynote as well as the fireside chat as the K12 online conference begins. David, as usual, uses his southern drawl and relaxed approach to bring you into the conversation. The method he used was very innovative, speaking and telling stories in various locations around his home in North Carolina. Just...