Day 3 Today’s agenda: Nature versus nurture interactive exercise Unit flow Solo work on unit plan Talk about rubrics Described deliverables: Friday we’ll present our unit plans to the group. Tomorrow we’ll do some exercises but mostly work on the unit plans More solo work on unit plan Unit flow Do they know what’s coming next? If not, maybe you lead them through steps with exercises, materials, data, etc. If[…] Keep reading →

I’ve written about inquiry-driven project-based learning and learning leadership and entrepreneurship. It’s a style of teaching that’s one of the main foundations of how I teach and coach leadership. It’s different than lecturing. Here’s why I avoid lecturing when I lead and teach. This week I’m attending Science Leadership Academy’s intensive Summer Teaching Institute. Science Leadership Academy is a school founded on inquiry-driven project-based learning, so it’s one of the[…] Keep reading →

I’ve written about inquiry-driven project-based learning and learning leadership and entrepreneurship. It’s a style of teaching that’s one of the main foundations of how I teach and coach leadership. It’s different than lecturing. Here’s why I avoid lecturing when I lead and teach. This week I’m attending Science Leadership Academy’s intensive Summer Teaching Institute. Science Leadership Academy is a school founded on inquiry-driven project-based learning, so it’s one of the[…] Keep reading →

Continuing my series of alternative responses to the New York Times column, The Ethicists, looking at the consequences of one’s actions instead of imposing values on others, here is my take on today’s post, “Can I Post a Photo of a Bad Driver?“ During a torrential downpour one afternoon, my son and I were driving behind a dangerous driver who swerved very carelessly over the median and roadside lines several[…] Keep reading →

It seems standard today to eat lunch in front of the computer. I do it a lot too. Many people love their work, love eating, and are combining things they love. That makes sense to me. But many people don’t love their work. They consider it a necessity to pay rent and support themselves. Many of them consider working for others their lives’ fundamental activity—as in, when someone asks what[…] Keep reading →

Have you experienced someone trying to influence or lead you for their benefit, not caring about your interests? You didn’t like it, did you? You probably resented them. You know what they ask you to do will help them but if you don’t know it will help you, their leadership discourages you. Putting your interests before the team’s discourages team mates and lead them to question your influence. They probably[…] Keep reading →

Aristotle was assigned reading in college. I read him like everyone did, to understand his concepts enough to write about them in essays and on tests. Also to talk about him at cocktail parties to look cultured. His writing stayed academic to me—that is, abstract and historical, not connected to my life. I knew his concepts were important because everyone recognized his name. Learning about emotional awareness and skills led[…] Keep reading →

Days after posting “Eating at restaurants seems weirder the more healthily I eat. Same with pre-prepared food” I found the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition posted an article, “Fast-food and full-service restaurant consumption and daily energy and nutrient intakes in US adults.” It found that eating at fast food and full service restaurants affected people’s diets roughly equally—in particular, increasing calories about the same amount, as well as other indicators,[…] Keep reading →

Do you ever hear an angry person giving you advice on how to improve your life? What are they thinking? Nobody wants to be more angry. The last thing I want to do is follow advice that might make me more like them. Here’s the self-awareness part: do you ever find yourself angry and giving someone else advice? And getting even angrier or impatient when they don’t?