Harvard marketing professor Theodore Levitt is often cited with the popular phrase "people don’t want to buy a quarter-inch drill. They want a quarter-inch hole." Similarly, the field of education is filled with fads, catch phrases, and resources that we... Continue Reading →
Caring, courageous, open-minded, knowledgeable, principled, inquirer, communicator, balanced, thinker, and reflective are huge words to comprehend when you are four years old. These learner profile traits are supposed to promote the mission of the International Baccalaureate Organization (IBO) in developing...... Continue Reading →
If you give your wife a headache, chances are, she will get sick. When she gets sick, you do the best you can to make her feel better in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. But if that doesn't work, chances are, she... Continue Reading →
In Brief We spent a memorable week in Chiang Mai, Thailand between the days of March 22, 2014 and March 29, 2014. Chiang Mai is the second largest city in Thailand, and has a much more manageable feel than the... Continue Reading →
There are hundreds of apps out there and trying to decide which ones are appropriate for use in an Early Childhood classroom can be a daunting task. From my brief experience, when there are a few pages of apps to... Continue Reading →
A portfolio tells a story. It is a story of knowing. Knowing about things... Knowing oneself...Knowing an audience... Portfolios are students' own stories of what they know, why they believe they know it, and why others should be of the... Continue Reading →
A few weeks ago The Economist magazine ran a thought provoking article on the impact of today's technology on tomorrow's jobs. The basic conclusion was that we are not ready for tomorrow's jobs. Why? David Price, in his book “Open”... Continue Reading →
Alex Lancia 