LessonCast helps learning communities design professional development that targets specific needs and changes instructional practice. We support a continuum of professional learning that spans support for teachers new to the classroom, experienced teachers with expertise to share, and leaders guiding a community in improving instruction. Why I became a teacher
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Growing up, I never thought about becoming a teacher. I wanted to be an actress or dancer or singer....
Posts Tagged 'lean'
Designed to Learn
Recently, I’ve visited and worked with several schools looking to improve educational outcomes through blended learning and personalized instruction. While similarly striving to innovate with technology, each school has its own approach, target goals, and instructional philosophy. Thus far, my chief observation regarding the road to personalizing instruction is that there are myriad potential paths and many miles to travel. I’ve also observed that the common denominator among schools exploring this space is a sense for iteration. Recognizing that all instructional challenges will not be resolved in one fell swoop, …
Ten Takeaways from Eric Ries’ Chat on EdTech
On our return trip from ISTE, our LessonCast team stopped over in San Francisco for an EdTech Meetup featuring Eric Ries. Wayee Chu from New Schools Venture Fund and Alan Louie from Imagine K12 began the event by introducing companies that launched through their respective incubators—great to see friends from Junyo, GoalBook, ClassDojo, and Remind101 all in the same room. Also reconnected with friends from MySciHigh, Kidblog, NoRedInk and Plickers. (Missed my friend from alumn.us!) Jennifer Carolan, from New Schools Venture Fund and longtime friend of Eric Ries, interviewed Ries before …
Take the Time to Define the Problem, Part 1
While I was blogging this past weekend at Startup Weekend EDU Santa Clara, one idea crystallized even more for me the lean mode of thinking should be applied more frequently to school administration. (If you want a brush up on lean thinking, here’s an earlier blog.) I don’t need to convince Startup Weekend participants that they should follow a lean startup model—that’s what much of this past weekend was about. Most teams struggled with defining their problem statements and refining their solution because doing this kind of work is hard …
