Fireside Round-Up: Wednesday, June 24

[Laura Gibbs]

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A round-up of Fireside discussions and blogs for June 17 - June 24.The items listed below are in no particular order. Did I miss something??? Please add a comment to this blog post to let us know about something missing on the list! :-)

Recent/Ongoing Discussions:

• SUCCESS: What really worked for you this year...?
• Will universities stay relevant? Discussion by Don Tapscott
• Obama on Fathers — a Wordle
• Possibilities 2.0
• "Iran Elections: A Twitter Revolution?" --the Washington Post
• gathering ideas for a class project next year: nature into music in...
• EFFECTIVENESS - helps and hampers
• Summer reading... do you have suggestions for books we could read t...
• Are US students' tech skills keeping up with their international pe...
• "Can the spam" --from The Economist
• Games are the new School
• World’s first free virtual university launched by UN

Recent/Ongoing Group Activity:

• History of Math
• Harvard project zero
• Michigan Cultures of Thinking Collaborators
• Sustainability, news to know, complex natural problems
• Epidemiology

New Blog Posts:

• Texting and Twitter: The Dark Side
• Teachers TV - From Good to Outstanding
• Summer Reading: Catching the Light: The Entwined History of Light a...
• Featured student blog: meet Ann
• June 18: History of Math group message

New Media: See all the latest photos - and below is a list of the latest videos.

• Liz Coleman's call to reinvent liberal arts education
• We Think by Charles Leadbeater
• Teaching Struggles - Some Inspiration

New Members:

• Ann Letsinger
• Danielle Letter
• Teachers TV
• Chuck Lesser
• Mindy Nathan
• Susan Loughrin
• Pam Balas
• Maha Ahmed Ismail Issa