The Swannanoa School Design
This is the third article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. Start here. Each year, the team at Swannanoa School creates a new Manawa Line (heart line)…
Author: Chris Sturgis
What’s in Your (Skills) Wallet?
IMS Global is reporting that progress is being made in creating the infrastructure to make badges (and I assume microcredentials) a viable way of communicating what you know and can…
What’s the Difference Between Microcredentials and Badges?
I’m at the IMS Global Digital Credentials Summit and my head is spinning. Everything is competency. Employers are creating competencies for all their positions. They are struggling to develop skill…
IMS Global: Toward a Common Language
The following is the keynote at IMS Global Digital Credentials Summit. In some ways, we are all here because we are stewards of our future. We are here — K12,…
Swannanoa Values: Finding Treasures Along the Greenstone Trail
This is the second article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. Start here. Swannanoa, like other schools in New Zealand, is expected to build strong relationships…
Learning Edge January 2019 Recap
Here are the highlights from Learning Edge in January 2019. As always, let me know if you have questions you’d like me to delve into. Happy reading! Case…
Swannanoa School: Where People Are the Most Important Thing in the World
This is the first article in a four-part series on Swannanoa School in New Zealand. You can also find articles on Hobsonville and Karori Normal School here. At one point…
Learning to Use the National Curriculum at Karori Normal School
The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the second article on Karori Normal School. The beauty of NZ’s National Curriculum is that can be tailored to any community.…
Karori Normal School: Becoming Student-Centered with UDL
The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with several articles on Karori Normal School. Karori Normal School (KNS) was the first school I visited in New Zealand. (Normal refers…
Professional Learning….Every Day at Hobsonville Point
The series on Aotearoa New Zealand continues here with the fourth article on Hobsonville Point Secondary School. One of the questions I asked at every school I visited in New…