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The New Progressive: 11/01/2008 - 12/01/2008
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Sunday, November 23, 2008. But our systems all still work, and work well enough in their way, but the retrofitting is becoming a bit more of a challenge. As our founders did, we have recognized the need for some new conceptions, and so we have completed a master plan and are pondering the best way to bring the new concepts of space and work into being. School Design: Be the Change. Your own. (tags: school. Posted by Peter Gow. Labels: 21st century skills. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Classroom teachers ha...
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The New Progressive: 09/01/2009 - 10/01/2009
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Monday, September 21, 2009. The Old Progressivism, redux. On my office wall for many years I've had posted a copy of "The Principles of Progressive Education," a seven-point 1924 document written on behalf of the Progressive Education Association by, I am told, Eugene Randolph Smith, a progressive educator who was founding head of both the Park School of Baltimore and Beaver Country Day School, outside Boston. I'll quote the entire document after the break. The Principles of Progressive Education. Intere...
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The New Progressive: Edu-Porn
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010. A smart blogger at Toxic Culture. Correctly identified as "edu-porn" those feel-good articles and films that show a well-meaning rebel thinking outside the box and transforming schools and classrooms, one caring little environment at a time. Ever since Mr. Daddy-O decided to come back for another round of teaching would-be juvenile delinquents in the 1956 film Blackboard Jungle. The novel on which the film was based, did after 17 days as a teacher). Often enough the blame fo...
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The New Progressive: 12/01/2008 - 01/01/2009
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Saturday, December 27, 2008. A tale of the New Progressivism (dedicated to Harry M.A. Hart, wherever he may be). But I'm not here to talk politics but rather to take the coming rollover of the calendar as an excuse to tell the tale of my conversion to the New Progressivism. At the NAIS Annual Conference, probably in 1991. The man who gave me this treasure is the dedicatee of this piece. And students could be engaged in the process not because clever teachers could entertain them into learning but because...
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The New Progressive: Warmth by wire?
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Friday, February 19, 2010. Our professional day last week was built around a great conference sponsored by EdSocialMedia. With lots of good stuff for school communications/marketing folks as well as for classroom teachers. So many things to think about. I was fortunate to be part of a panel on "The Future of Teaching," led by Antonio Viva. And featuring my colleague Kelley Connolly. As well as Bill Stites. Of Montclair Kimberly Academy. Of the Dwight School, and Hans Mundahl. Are so enthusiastic about cr...
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The New Progressive: 11/01/2009 - 12/01/2009
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Friday, November 06, 2009. The Intentional Teacher, at last. I'm pleased to mention here that The Intentional Teacher: Forging a Great Career in the Independent School Classroom. Is at last available. Although the book can be ordered by phone directly from the publisher, Avocus Publishing. 800-345-6665; their website is undergoing renovation), the best way to purchase at this point is from Amazon. What it takes to be a teacher. Getting to know students. Advising and supervising outside the classroom.
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The New Progressive: Farewell, My Friends
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Thursday, January 06, 2011. Farewell, My Friends. This will be the final post here; I am working toward moving my evolving spiel to a new venue, " Not Your Father's School. My hope is to unify some of my thinking, which has been split between this blog and " Admirable Faculties. Posted by Peter Gow. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Click below to participate in the PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS wiki. Blogs To Pay Attention To. New e-book: Getting Smart on Assessing SEL. Not Your Father's School. Thank you, PDS!
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The New Progressive: 03/01/2009 - 04/01/2009
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Saturday, March 07, 2009. What is great curriculum? Ever since Jerome Bruner. But the question remains: What makes great. What separates excellent curriculum (and assessment) and the outstanding, lasting learning that it generates from ho-hum, average or poor quality learning designs and experiences? A couple of weeks ago I wrote here about the Independent Curriculum Group. In a spirited defense of AP curricula. We know, however, that our work is all about complexity- the many kinds of minds in our class...
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The New Progressive: 01/01/2011 - 02/01/2011
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Thursday, January 06, 2011. Farewell, My Friends. This will be the final post here; I am working toward moving my evolving spiel to a new venue, " Not Your Father's School. My hope is to unify some of my thinking, which has been split between this blog and " Admirable Faculties. Posted by Peter Gow. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). Click below to participate in the PROGRESSIVE SCHOOLS wiki. Blogs To Pay Attention To. New e-book: Getting Smart on Assessing SEL. Not Your Father's School. Thank you, PDS! I am re...
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The New Progressive: Books, must read: CURRICULUM 21, edited by Heidi Hayes Jacobs
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Sunday, February 07, 2010. Books, must read: CURRICULUM 21, edited by Heidi Hayes Jacobs. Most of us are buried under piles of must-read books on educational topics, but I'm afraid I generally prefer books whose prefaces and cover blurbs don't tell the whole story- a common failing of education books. Thus, when Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World. ASCD, 2010) arrived as a premium with my ASCD. Membership, I read the back and started the Introduction without expecting much. Make not o...
