We are an amorphous group of educators who have joined together – a tribe really – to learn from a diverse group of gifted, interesting and sometimes provocative learned people in the world. We’ve learned from the likes of Edgar Schein, Peter Block, Richard Sheridan, Stan Slap, and poet David Whyte, provocative educators David Berliner, Gene Glass, and Yong Zhao, linguist George Layoff, researchers and professors Carol Dweck, Andy Hargreaves, Art Costa Bena Kallick, Jon Saphier, Yong Zhao, and Tony Wagner.
We are about learning – exploring ideas to understand more deeply the institutions of education. We are also intrigued by the processes individuals experience while learning. Our blog is about current issues around learning. We offer reviews of books we’re reading. And we focus on “New Rules”, changes in attitude and behavior we educators must exhibit to survive in our world of surprising changes.
(Read our new rules before they disappear. We only publish the most recent for a few months.)
Here is the link to understand the basic requirements to work with Bill. Leaders must be able to: Possess the courage to look at situations, data, and feedback honestly Have the humility to listen and learn from multiple sources Discipline to follow through with plans which are co-developed Please click […]
As I reflect on losing Elijah Cummings and now John Lewis, I am sad that leadership and voice may be diminished. I am grateful for their contributions to the values, commitment, and actions to move our country toward the ideals of the constitution written over two hundred years ago. When […]
Teachers Matter Magazine published my article on Dogs and Cats. It is a metaphor I heard Michael Grinder use in the 90s. Kids are not animals but the attributes fit. Most of us were taught to teach dog-like behavior. The cat-like behavior is increasing at a high rate. Start learning […]
