Let’s put all the cards on the table before we get into our book list. When we say “reading”, what we really mean is “what pages do we look at after putting the kids to bed”. It’s hard to fit in reading, for professional growth or for fun into a day that is full of work and family. And yet, we try, as we imagine most of you do to. Given the nature of this project, reading for professional growth has become more important to us. For sure we still try to find the time to read for pleasure but that time is shrinking as we get closer to launching The Shift. Certainly, if we are going to be the conduit through which innovative teaching practices are shared we better have some evidence to fall back on. We both started by reading Most Likely to Succeed: Preparing Our Kids for the Innovation Era . This book was the basis for the companion documentary Most Likely to Succeed, which was screened twice last semester in our board. The documentary itself was attended by over 500 Hal...
So, we have nearly made it! Another year down. Hopefully you have been reading the blog (heck, you are now at least!) and you have been thinking about ways that you’d like to experiment, to push, to shift. The end of the school year, however is a bit of a tricky time to implement big changes. Well, how about connecting with fellow shifters a little bit before the next school year ramps up? We are offering you a chance to “Shift Your [Blank]”, a summer symposium on Thursday, August 24th. It will be a chance to connect, think about some ways to shift your _____ for the upcoming school year. There will be a free lunch and Shift swag to boot. So, what do you say? Want to shift gears with us and start dreaming about September? We know, it is a tricky thing to think ahead to August, but the early Shifter gets the worm. Open to All Secondary Teachers. Register Here to Embrace the Shift!
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