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  1. Nov 2016
  2. Sep 2016
    1. To be clear, that free time doesn’t have to be spent online. Although the suggestions I’ll make here are, great alternatives can include drawing, creating with Legos or Play Doh, or more!

      Matt is spot on here that this approach to learning can be powerful in both physical and digital learning spaces.

    2. To be clear, that free time doesn’t have to be spent online. Although the suggestions I’ll make here are, great alternatives can include drawing, creating with Legos or Play Doh, or more!

      There is such a huge opportunity for us to help learners shift their thinking of this structure from "free time" to "self-directed" or "inquiry time"...the freedom is not in the time but in the permission learners have to shape the learning.

  3. May 2016
    1. look at guys my size

      He's not just called Papi (a popular and common expression in his native Dominican Republic), but Big Papi for a reason: He's a big man.

    1. a breakthrough Internet communications device with desktop-class email, web browsing, searching and maps

      Amazing that apps were not a feature promoted in the first announcement about the iPhone.

    1. As the team moves forward with the program, there are still questions that need to be answered.

      I appreciate the way that Ben is transparent about this being the tip of the iceberg.

    1. Grant's points here are great and his reputation in this space is well-regarded. It should be noted that there is also evidence from Gallop indicating that when people believe their supervisor focuses on their strengths, it can almost eliminate active disengagement in the workplace.

  4. Apr 2016
    1. We need to see design thinking as something that transcends subjects.

      Couldn't agree more. That student John mentioned at the TEDx event didn't see himself in the makerspace because our narrow definition wasn't including the Theater (scripting, stage crafting, prop mastering, etc) under the makerspace umbrella.

    2. Learning and achieving need not be limited to the artificial confines of walls and bell schedules. As John points out, this understanding is a more essential resource than any shiny equipment.