The Story of the Book

  As a young scholar, back in the early 1990s, I had the chance to visit the offices of the Continue reading →

Reflection on Media & Learning 2016

It’s been nearly 10 days since I returned from the Media and Learning 2016 conference in Brussels and the ideas Continue reading →

YES Philly

YES Philly Changes Lives In Philadelphia, where the dropout rate is 45%, it’s not easy being an educator. It’s even Continue reading →

ICA 2014 Seattle Reflection

It’s hard to believe that this is my 29th year at ICA… now, of course, that’s not exactly accurate, but Continue reading →

Renee’s Top 10 List for 2013

Dear Colleagues and Friends: There’s so much to be grateful for as I look back at the Harrington School of Continue reading →

Inquiry Learning with Pop Culture

School doesn’t have to be about loading up on all the “fact bricks” of stuff that “needs to be known.” Continue reading →

Art, Journalism and Propaganda

Mike Daisy’s emotionally powerful monologue about the conditions of life in China for workers at the giant industrial plant where Continue reading →

PVK 2010: First grade explores abstract media concepts

First grade students in Powerful Voices for Kids last summer explored abstract concepts like authorship roles, purposes of different types Continue reading →