“It’s not what I was taught–it’s what I caught”
That phrase caught my attention a few weeks ago–little did I know the relevance it would have for life under COVID-19. A financial
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AuthorDenise Airola
Data, Metrics, and the Real Goal–Increased Learning
I am torn between two worlds in which I live: the data world and the innovation world. It has been bothering me for
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Leaving Single Cell Behind: Moving from Isolation to Flexible Collaboration
I ended my last blog by introducing the New Zealand term for a traditional classroom–single-cell. The adjective evokes images of isolation for a
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A visit with the ‘Westies’–Day 2 in New Zealand
Disclaimer: When you are in the southern hemisphere it is easy to get your sense of direction a little confused, especially if geography
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Freemans Bay: Honoring Diversity and Māori Culture
It has been several days since I blogged about our learning journey to New Zealand and I am anxious to tell you more
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Identity, Relationships, and Agency: Powering Learning in New Zealand
Already our week of school visits in New Zealand has passed and I am finally sitting down to pen this blog. Traveling across
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First Impressions: Navigating the different amongst the familiar
Yesterday morning I entered a country I have never visited and I am learning what it means to be a Manuhiri- a visitor
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Bon Voyage! Off We Go to New Zealand for the International Learning Journey
Into the Unknown Often I start on a new journey filled with a mixture of excitement and anxiety–both emotions at war within me
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LIVING BETWEEN THE STEPS AS ESEA IS REAUTHORIZED
I was struck by a story that was shared with me and the wisdom it holds for this present time in education—the
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LEADING LEARNERS TO LEAD THEIR OWN LEARNING—A POWERFUL WAY TO IMPACT THE FUTURE
It has been two years since I last visited my Grandmother’s house in my hometown. She passed away two years ago at the
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