invite readers to look at our school's new "partner," NuVu Studio (
www.nuvustudio.org). It's a day-only "term-away" program based on a
design-thinking model and focused on having students develop capacity in
creativity and innovation as they collaboratively explore real-world
problems. The model is the art/architecture studio model informed by the MIT
Media Lab, where some of the NuVu creators have been working (they're most
all recent PhD students at MIT, with a few Harvard folks there as well).
You can learn more about how the Beaver-NuVu program works at
www.bcdschool.org/nuvu. We have somewhere close to 60 kids in grades 10-12
who will spend a trimester there this year. It's pretty cool, and I suspect
that the physical space will take on some interesting attributes as the year
goes on--think the primary need is for lots of white wall space for posting
ideas, and lots of tools and materials for prototype building. Plus lots of
big brains for coaching the kids and giving them feedback as they work.
I can answer some questions off the list, if anyone is as jazzed by this as
I am.
I wish I were in high school again, just so I could do this--PG
On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Fred <fredbartels@gmail.com> wrote:
> http://www.hpa.edu/academics/energy-lab
>
> Sent from my iPad
>
> On Aug 30, 2010, at 4:02 PM, "Bassett, Patrick" <bassett@nais.org> wrote:
>
> > From: Bassett, Patrick
> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 4:02 PM
> > To: Team Leaders
> > Subject: FW: Slate project on building a better classroom
> >
> > I don't know anyone who has seen more classrooms than I, all over the
> world, but I haven't yet seen one that wasn't a box with movable parts
> (chairs, desks, manipulatives, technology, etc.) It may be that the best
> idea is to leave the classroom behind (experiential ed as the norm), but
> SLATE is looking for the best ideas to work within the new classroom. Anyone
> seen anything different, a classroom designed for the future in a way that
> is truly different and innovative?
> >
> > Cheers.
> >
> > PFB
> >
> > "What we learn to do, we learn by doing." (Aristotle, 384-322 B.C.)
> >
> > Patrick F. Bassett, President
> > NAIS - National Association of Independent Schools
> > 1620 L St., NW, Washington, DC 20036
> > 202.973.9710 (office) 202.746.5444 (cell) 202.973.9709 (fax)
> > bassett@nais.org<mailto:bassett@nais.org> www.nais.org<
> http://www.nais.org/> www.twitter.com/patbassett<
> http://www.twitter.com/patbassett> www.facebook.com/NAISnetwork<
> http://www.facebook.com/NAISnetwork>
> >
> > From: Linda Perlstein [mailto:lperlstein@ewa.org]
> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2010 3:48 PM
> > To: Bassett, Patrick
> > Subject: Slate project on building a better classroom
> >
> > Hi Pat,
> >
> > I'm the public editor for the National Education Writers Association<
> http://ewa.org/> and will be leading a crowdsourcing project for Slate<
> http://www.slate.com/> magazine on building a better classroom for 21st
> century learning. Previous "Hive"<http://www.slate.com/id/2244683>
> projects, as they're called, have taken on suggested improvements in energy
> efficiency and urban transportation. Starting in a month, readers will be
> asked to suggest ideas for completely rethinking the way classrooms are
> built, and we'll select finalists and a winner. (Not that there is an actual
> prize.) Slate's partners in this project are Coca-Cola and Arizona State
> University.
> >
> > I was wondering if you could think of anyone in the private-school world
> who has thought innovatively along these lines-if you can think of examples
> of schools that have done anything notably different in the way classrooms
> are designed (especially if it's done so in a way that is integrated with a
> specific philsophy of educating students). If you can think of anyone good
> to talk with, please be in touch, by phone or e-mail.
> >
> > Best,
> > Linda
> >
> >
> > Linda Perlstein
> > Public editor
> > Education Writers Association
> > lperlstein@ewa.org<mailto:lperlstein@ewa.org>
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> > 202-265-0280 (w)
> > 410-608-6676 (c)
> >
> >
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Director of College Counseling and Special Programs
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