Will Multicultural Education Matter In The AI Age?
2023-04-18
I was invited to write an essay for a book about the future of multilingualism and cultural fluency. Instead, weKeep Reading
The Future Of Innovation (And Access) In Education
2020-05-18
I was asked to be on a panel this week about innovation in education. Here’s some thoughts: Hi everyone –Keep Reading
If Climate Education Was As Good As Coronavirus Posters
2020-03-14
The world’s governments are moving quickly to educate people about the Covid-19 coronavirus; specifically: 1) how to tell the symptoms;Keep Reading
Academic Performance At Longfellow Plummets, While Willard and King Thrive
2019-12-15
De-facto segregation in plain sight.Keep Reading
Make Your Own CO2 Learning Game
2019-10-14
Last week at the Getting To Zero (carbon) conference I played an excellent group game that showed how with aKeep Reading
Save Those Rejection Letters
2019-02-05
“You don’t seem cut out for business.” That’s what some guy from Harvard Business School essentially told me when IKeep Reading
Are Teachers And Journalists On The Same Scary Ride?
2018-08-09
They’re facing a lot of change, and the same tough questions. Google ‘what do teachers and journalists have in common’Keep Reading
For A Fun, Educational Project, Build This Cardboard Pinball Machine
2018-05-26
What can America do with its mountains of recycled cardboard? Make educational toys, that’s what! Last week, in Burlington, Vermont,Keep Reading
What If We Spent $2 Trillion On Education?
2017-07-17
We spent $1.7 trillion on the Iraq war. Now (February 2020) Congress is considering a two trillion dollar stimulus bill. ThisKeep Reading
Why I Admire Khan Academy
2017-05-31
Quizlet CEO Matt Glotzbach and I visited Khan Academy today to have lunch with their new COO Ginny Lee, whoKeep Reading
An Afternoon of Design Ideas
2016-12-08
Just went to a very cool afternoon of presentations at the Jacobs Institute for Design Innovation on the Berkeley campus.Keep Reading
How Pilates Got Huge (It Went Open Source)
2016-10-20
If you want to start a trend that goes from obscure to ubiquitous seemingly overnight, open it up wide. CaseKeep Reading
Why I’m Buying Books
2015-02-24
I’ve been on a strange book-buying binge over the past few weeks. The paper kind. Almost 100 books and counting.Keep Reading
Why the Best Learning Tools for the Next Generation Should Be Free
2014-02-20
In the 1860s, Joseph Dixon invented a cost-effective way to mass produce graphite pencils, which previously had been costly andKeep Reading
The Power of Staying Power: Pete Seeger Never Stopped Teaching
2014-02-02
[The following is an email I sent out to my team a few days after Pete Seeger’s death on JanuaryKeep Reading