At the time of writing, I’m supposed to be researching school reform initiatives for a grad class assignment. Instead, I’ve spent the last hour or two refreshing my Facebook and Twitter feeds, watching educators from around the country mourn the loss of Deven Black. I came to know Deven, as…
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The #Quartweet Project
Last time, I wrote at great length about the behind-the-scenes work that goes into bringing a multi-building project to fruition. Now that we’re officially after the fact, I can speak a bit to what exactly that project was. Late last school year, Marc Uys, Executive Director of the Princeton Symphony…
The Rubik’s Cube and the 10,000 Foot View
I’ve had the good fortune to be involved in facilitating what may be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for some students in my school district over the last four months or so, and it has really opened my eyes to the level of complexity involved in planning and implementing school events. The…
Looking Back, Looking Forward
From a blog post I wrote on 23 December 2013: If nothing else, hopefully it will be an entry I can look back on this time next year, as I’m preparing to graduate, and laugh at, remembering that time I panicked unnecessarily and frantically spat out a blog post full…
What Will They Remember? #Ferguson
Just some memories and questions that were inspired by Rafranz Davis’ post, “When Real Life Happens, the Lesson Plans Change”. I was in seventh grade in November 1989. I don’t remember many specifics about what I learned in school that year, nor do I remember what we were studying – or…