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A Thin Line Between Silence and Voice

Posted by charles kouns ⋅ May 19, 2013

A few days ago, David Loitz, Imagining Learning’s Seed Steward, posted a rough cut of a new film he is making about the Voices of the young people (and some of the adults) who have been involved in Listening Sessions. In watching it, in listening to those familiar faces and voices that I met just … Continue reading »

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Introducing IncitED: The Crowdfunding Community for Education

Posted by jaimerwood ⋅ April 21, 2013 ⋅ 2 Comments

IncitED is the crowdfunding community for education where teachers and education supporters can fund, share, and replicate important education initiatives worldwide. Visit IncitED at http://www.incited.org. Like us on Facebook to get regular updates about how we’re supporting the work of educators: https://www.facebook.com/IncitEDTheCrowdfundingCommunityForEducation. During the last week of April, we’ll be launching two exciting campaigns: Open … Continue reading »

The Care of Your Soul Became Mine

Posted by charles kouns ⋅ December 18, 2012 ⋅ 2 Comments

I would like to remove some rocks from your field so that you can plant more wheat. And those hills I see that are part of you, I have some trees in mind for them and flowering grasses, so that you won’t erode when the elements pour. Are we not lovers? Cannot I speak to … Continue reading »

Pathways to Healing After a School Shooting

Posted by Neola Young ⋅ March 1, 2012 ⋅ 3 Comments

I’m a self-proclaimed news junkie. Every morning, I begin by scanning through major news sites online, by poring over Facebook and Twitter posts, updating myself with what’s going on in the world. This continues throughout the day, just as it did on Monday, when I saw BREAKING NEWS cross my Twitter feed with a statement … Continue reading »

So @profadesmet and I are at #iste12 in San Diego. We're checking out the blogger's cafe now and meeting some people to get our feet on the ground. I'm really looking forward to meeting people interested in community/urban education and also folks who work on digital equity/community broadband. If I've ever talked to you online, I'd love to meet up in person and have a chat. Look forward to learning from you! In light of tonight's keynote with Sir Ken Robinson, I'm embedding his now infamous tedtalk here to refresh some ideas from the past. http://video.ted.com/assets/player/swf/EmbedPlayer.swf