So, I’ve been thinking a lot about the article in The New York Times from February 23rd: ”True Innovation“. Jon Gertner is the author of a forthcoming book about Bell Labs called The Idea Factory: Bell Labs and the Great Age of American Innovation and this was a kind of preview. There was plenty of detail [...]
Posts Tagged ‘experiment’
Bell Labs and School
Posted: March 9, 2012 in UncategorizedTags: change, collaboration, connection, discovery, experiment, inspiration, room design
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It’s worth a shot
Posted: November 8, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: conference, experiment, Seth Godin
So, I’ve been thinking about Seth Godin. I haven’t been thinking about him personally, but his ideas and writing. I have read several of his books (Tribes, Linchpin,Poke the Box) and read his blog sometimes. Someone mentioned a recent post of his on Twitter and once I read one, I started scrolling back and read [...]
Experimenting in Language Arts
Posted: May 16, 2011 in UncategorizedTags: eportfolio, experiment, language arts
So, I’ve been thinking about experimenting in class. I announced last Friday that we were going to try an experiment. One student said, “Experiments never work out.” He’s a solid kid, not just trying to be the class clown at all. I replied, “Getting iPads was an experiment. . .” He was quiet for a [...]
