March 16 - March 23, 2014
On the importance of questions... and then: questioning grades, questioning grit, questioning the digital humanities and more.
FEATURED ARTICLES
A Short History of Shakespeare's Prominence in America
New York Times, 3/19/14
"You have John Quincy Adams on Desdemona having sex with Othello,
Lincoln reading 'Macbeth,' and another president, Grant, rehearsing the role
of Desdemona at a military camp. You couldn't make this stuff up. This is how
central a preoccupation Shakespeare was at the time."
How to Teach Entrepreneurship in High School
Steve Blank, 3/12/14
"Because these were high school kids with, for the first time, a real business
relying on them, this portion of the class shook them so badly they couldn't
move from their seats--literally... Feeling the pressure, after 3 wasted days,
one student on one team finally convinced her team they needed to get out
of the building."
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Do All-Nighters Permanently Kill Brain Cells?
Forbes, 3/20/14
Is Working Memory the Key to Prodigious Success?
Fast Company, 3/14/14
CREATIVITY
How Constraints Promote Creativity
Fast Company, 3/10/14
CURRICULUM
Can Computer Languages Satisfy Foreign Language Requirements?
Edutopia, 10/30/13
Teaching Students to Ask Questions Is Most Important
KQED, 10/26/12
ASSESSMENT
Grading: Numbers, Letters, or Standards?
Atlantic, 3/12/14
A Call for Standardized Tests That Test Modes of Thinking
New York Times, 3/10/14
DISPOSITIONS
An 8-Minute Primer on Building Character
Tiffany Shlain/YouTube, 3/20/14
Grit: Just a Fad?
NPR, 3/17/14
3 Questions Challenging the Promotion of Grit
Berkeley, 3/20/14
DIVERSITY
Understanding Microaggressions: Subtle, Everyday Stereotyping
New York Times, 3/22/14
On the Difference Between Being Color Blind and Color Brave
TED, 3/20/14
HUMANITIES
What Does "Digital Humanities" Mean?
New Yorker, 3/20/14
A New Approach to Literary Criticism
New Yorker, 3/20/14
Overused Words: "Actually" Going Up, "Indeed" Going Down
New Republic, 3/16/14
LEADERSHIP
How Chipotle's Employee Culture Sustains Excellence
Quartz, 3/20/14
How to Build Innovation into an Organization
Steve Blank, 3/4/14
PEDAGOGY
3 Ways One English Teacher Jumpstarted Her Teaching
EdSurge, 3/18/14
READING/WRITING
Take Your Notes Manually, Access Them Digitally
NPR, 3/18/14
How One City Is Working To Close the Word Gap
NPR, 3/17/14
TECH
Welcome the Smart Watch.
Fast Company, 3/18/14
Technology, Facebook, Kids, and Grownups: Where We Are Now
The Verge, 3/13/14
OTHER
Public, Private, and Charter Schools... and Now Hybrid Schools?
New York Times, 3/13/14
A Fork That Produces Custom Smells While You Eat
Fast Company, 3/19/14
FEATURED ARTICLES
A Short History of Shakespeare's Prominence in America
New York Times, 3/19/14
"You have John Quincy Adams on Desdemona having sex with Othello,
Lincoln reading 'Macbeth,' and another president, Grant, rehearsing the role
of Desdemona at a military camp. You couldn't make this stuff up. This is how
central a preoccupation Shakespeare was at the time."
How to Teach Entrepreneurship in High School
Steve Blank, 3/12/14
"Because these were high school kids with, for the first time, a real business
relying on them, this portion of the class shook them so badly they couldn't
move from their seats--literally... Feeling the pressure, after 3 wasted days,
one student on one team finally convinced her team they needed to get out
of the building."
COGNITIVE SCIENCE
Do All-Nighters Permanently Kill Brain Cells?
Forbes, 3/20/14
Is Working Memory the Key to Prodigious Success?
Fast Company, 3/14/14
CREATIVITY
How Constraints Promote Creativity
Fast Company, 3/10/14
CURRICULUM
Can Computer Languages Satisfy Foreign Language Requirements?
Edutopia, 10/30/13
Teaching Students to Ask Questions Is Most Important
KQED, 10/26/12
ASSESSMENT
Grading: Numbers, Letters, or Standards?
Atlantic, 3/12/14
A Call for Standardized Tests That Test Modes of Thinking
New York Times, 3/10/14
DISPOSITIONS
An 8-Minute Primer on Building Character
Tiffany Shlain/YouTube, 3/20/14
Grit: Just a Fad?
NPR, 3/17/14
3 Questions Challenging the Promotion of Grit
Berkeley, 3/20/14
DIVERSITY
Understanding Microaggressions: Subtle, Everyday Stereotyping
New York Times, 3/22/14
On the Difference Between Being Color Blind and Color Brave
TED, 3/20/14
HUMANITIES
What Does "Digital Humanities" Mean?
New Yorker, 3/20/14
A New Approach to Literary Criticism
New Yorker, 3/20/14
Overused Words: "Actually" Going Up, "Indeed" Going Down
New Republic, 3/16/14
LEADERSHIP
How Chipotle's Employee Culture Sustains Excellence
Quartz, 3/20/14
How to Build Innovation into an Organization
Steve Blank, 3/4/14
PEDAGOGY
3 Ways One English Teacher Jumpstarted Her Teaching
EdSurge, 3/18/14
READING/WRITING
Take Your Notes Manually, Access Them Digitally
NPR, 3/18/14
How One City Is Working To Close the Word Gap
NPR, 3/17/14
TECH
Welcome the Smart Watch.
Fast Company, 3/18/14
Technology, Facebook, Kids, and Grownups: Where We Are Now
The Verge, 3/13/14
OTHER
Public, Private, and Charter Schools... and Now Hybrid Schools?
New York Times, 3/13/14
A Fork That Produces Custom Smells While You Eat
Fast Company, 3/19/14