Tag: Learning

  • Template for Student Notes

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    I’ve written a lot about documenting as a facilitator in self-directed learning spaces. Every update of the ALC Network website or Starter Kit, I rework the section on documentation based on what I see day-to-day. There are always more questions for facilitators to consider: How much documentation should be from you versus from the young…

  • Summer 2024 ALC Gathering Reflections!

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    In June, 23 people gathered for an 8 day learning lab at the Heartwood Agile Learning Center. The hosting team included adults from Heartwood and from ALC-NYC, as well as 3 kids from Heartwood. My pre-covid summer gatherings were designed as 3 training days + 5 practice days with local ALC kids joining to do…

  • Agile E-Book References and Resource Recommendations

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    In posting the audio versions of each chapter of my Self-Directed Education and the Agile Learning Approach e-book, I realized there was no good way to make sure folks could find the people I was citing without literally spelling out each name and title…so I copied the recommendations at the end of each chapter here…

  • LEGO Idea 2018: Day 2

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    So the second day started like this: I could have watched Arvind Gupta for hours. His presence was gift enough. But then he mentioned that his project is open-source so 100s of his and others’ designs are available for free on his website. When I got to http://www.arvindguptatoys.com/, I discovered he also has work on there…

  • LEGO Idea 2018: Day 1

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    A few months ago, I was invited to the LEGO Idea conference. At first, I wasn’t sure if my schedule and finances would work out in a way that would let me go, but…suddenly it was April and I was off to Denmark. #WorthIt Before I even got to the LEGO House for the conference,…

  • ALF Resource: Intergenerational Trauma

    ALF Resource: Intergenerational Trauma

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    After reflecting a bit on how I’ve been voraciously consuming nonfiction without pausing to share out my learning–waiting, I think, to see the whole tapestry it’ll become once I weave the pieces together–I’ve decided to push myself to share my draft-y notes. Here’s the first attempt: The other night, I got home and decided to…

  • The Talk I Never Gave

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    Last Tuesday, a friend reached out and asked about giving a TEDx talk at the United Nations International School. It’s been a draining couple of weeks, and I was intrigued but not feeling quite on top of my game. I asked what he wanted me to talk about, ready to say ‘no.’ Agile, he said.…

  • A Day-Trip: Franklin Institute and Bresslergroup Debate

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    Last Thursday morning, most of the ALC-NYC crew headed towards East Harlem for a day of philosophy, visitors, Japanese, wrestling, music, and more. Meanwhile, I texted with my co-conspiritors and packed a notebook into my field trip bag. Learning is natural and happening all the time. I’m generally a fan of our foundational principles at…

  • Brainpickings Gem for New Years

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    Famous thinkers’ self-growth resolutions? Thanks, Brainpickings! I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions. I dread being asked for my “resolution,” as for most of December and January the word conjures in my mind a memory of facebook-feeds-gone-by filled with well-meant and mostly ill-fated resolutions to go to the gym every single day. Or the sincere…