The Empirical Kids

This is an interesting article from David Brooks in today's New York Times regarding how current college students view the world.  It made me think about how our own students view the world, what shaped their views, and made me reconsider what approach our students, especially the seniors headed off to college, will take to their own education and professional choices.

The Empirical Kids

The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning

Thanks to Marty Miller for passing along this link to The Center for Transformative Teaching and Learning at St. Andrew's Episcopal School.  The CTTL is run by former Blair faculty member Glenn Whitman, and the website includes a blog as well as links to other resources.

Another great source for professional development.

http://www.thecttl.org/aboutcttl/index.aspx

Summer Opportunities!

Hey All!

Just procrastinating from finishing comments by daydreaming online about summer options! I get regular emails from a friend who loved the workshops at the Teach 21 site.

Anyone game for going to the design thinking workshop? --not that I can tell exactly what it is--but the description is intriguing. I am thinking of signing up for the June date, but I'd love company!

here is the link...( happy comment writing!)
Carolyn

Teach21

Signature Strengths

Thanks to Tiffany and a few articles on coaching, lately I've been playing with some of the strategies in Positive Psychology.  Martin Seligman started Positive Psychology several years ago, and its strategies are especially applicable to Blair.  One that I'm looking forward to trying in our remaining weeks is the Signature Strengths Test.  After taking a free questionnaire on Seligman's site, you learn your top five Signature Strengths.  Seligman's advice is to think of a weekly task- one you don't especially enjoy.  Then, find a way to complete that task using a Signature Strength.  By using something you're already good at, you'll be more likely to enter Flow, a state of Flourishing, in which time seems to stand still.  Check it out.  Turns out I'm Creative above all else.

Authentic Happiness Questionnaires