“SAVE THE LAKE!” That was the battle cry of Sommers and his unusual group of friends as they struggled to preserve the natural beauty and retain the quiet comforts of life on Lake Victoria....
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2021/07/covid-side-hustle-uncommon-ground.html
"I BELIEVE THAT ALL ROADS LEAD TO THE SAME PLACE - AND THAT IS WHEREVER ALL ROADS LEAD TO." - Willie Nelson Is today Saturday or Sunday? I woke up this morning at my usual time of five o’c...
"FORMATIVE ASSESSMENT ENCOMPASSES ALL THOSE ACTIVITIES UNDERTAKEN BY TEACHERS, AND/OR BY THEIR STUDENTS, WHICH PROVIDE INFORMATION TO BE USED AS FEEDBACK TO MODIFY THE TEACHING AND LEARNING ACT...
"STORYTELLING IS THE MOST POWERFUL WAY TO PUT IDEAS INTO THE WORLD." - Robert McKee It's that wonderful time of year. It's time for us to submit our content for the handful of conference...
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What if we treated time like currency? How would this impact our decisions and behavior? These were the questions posited on a radio talk show a few days ago. The commentator got me thinking abo...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2019/11/digital-downsizing-part-two.html
"Autonomy is what distinguishes between personal learning, which we do for ourselves, and personalized learning, which is done for us." - Stephen Downes WHY IS FEEDBACK CRITICAL TO LEARNI...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2019/10/learning-to-fly-with-authentic-feedback.html
My wife and anyone who knows me well will tell you, I have minimalistic tendencies, and I have a severe aversion to clutter. Granted, my closets and cloud storage could use some organizing. In...
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The nightly business reports frequently mention inputs and outputs. Gross National Product (GNP) is a widely recognized leading economic indicator. Widgets aside, what is the product of schools? ...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2018/11/good-people-product-of-good-schools.html
"THE LEARNING PROCESS IS ONE WHICH ENGENDERS AND REINFORCES WANTING TO LEARN MORE. ABSENT WANTING TO LEARN, THE LEARNING CONTEXT IS UNPRODUCTIVE." - Seymour Sarason Conversations with the Mo...
Recent tragic events have pushed conversations about school safety into the mainstream. Seemingly everyone, including the President of the United States, is weighing in with thoughts about how to...
What is the purpose of school? Some will say schools are necessary to prepare students for subsequent life stages. For some, this is additional formal education, for others, it may be launching a...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2018/02/college-and-career-readiness-is-this.html
Philadelphia Eagles quarterback, Nick Foles, was voted "most valuable player" of SuperBowl LII . He is also two years removed from contemplating leaving the game of football entirely after being ...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2018/02/a-champions-message-about-failure.html
ARE YOU A GOOD LEARNER? "You've got to really want to play because your fingers don't do what they're told." says acclaimed guitarist, Mark Knopfler . His uniquely brilliant fingerstyle playing ...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2018/01/finding-my-fingers-learning-story.html
Wisdom, according to Dictionary.com , is "the quality or state of being wise; knowledge of what is true or right coupled with just judgment as to action; sagacity, discernment, or insight." "AN...
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What are the assumptions can we make about a school from the moment we pass through the main entrance? Are those assumptions reinforced or refuted when we converse with members of the school comm...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2017/11/climate-collaboration-and-school-culture.html
"IN LEARNING, YOU WILL TEACH, AND IN TEACHING, YOU WILL LEARN." - Phil Collins What comes to mind when you hear the word, teacher? Do you picture Albert Einstein at the chalkboard feveri...
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Perpetual beta is the retaining of a program or system in the beta, or unfinished, stage of development for an indefinite period of time. If schools are committed to becoming cultures of learning...
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Shared by Bruce Dixon as part of last week's change.school provocations, HundrED.org is a Finnish organization gathering information from school leaders and change agents about the future of ...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2017/10/overpowering-regularities-of-school.html
You're watching television when a restaurant commercial appears showing beautiful images of delicious meals. Your mouth waters as you gaze upon juicy meats, steaming fresh vegetables, and beautif...
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"What's your mission?", Asked Will Richardson . Who would have thought such a simple question could be so provoking and actionable? Richardson travels the world to meet with educators and student...
"WHAT DO YOU WANT TO BE WHEN YOU GROW UP?" Who among us wasn't asked this question during our formative years? How many of us, even after many years, are still searching for the answer to t...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2017/10/schools-and-changing-nature-of-work.html
Is "LEARNING" a noun or verb? Every dictionary tells us it's both. However, more and more, we see the word learning used as a noun. Should we be concerned about this? In a quest to gain a deeper ...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2017/09/action-and-interaction-learning-in.html
"THERE'S AN ASSUMPTION THAT SCHOOLS ARE FOR STUDENTS' LEARNING. WELL, WHY AREN'T THEY JUST AS MUCH FOR TEACHERS' LEARNING?" - SEYMOUR SARASON "I'm not asking you to change, I'm asking you to...
https://www.rtschuetz.net/2017/09/what-is-secret-sauce-of-school-change.html
We are nearly twenty percent into the 21st century, and unless you've been trapped under an enormous rock, you've likely come across information about the Four Cs. Designed as a guide to better p...
Change, as I have learned, can be a struggle. I've written previously about my fifty years of learning and teaching in schools, thinking this bought me some measure of credibility and expertise. ...
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