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Entrepreneurial Thinking for Educators
I’ve been thinking a lot lately about entrepreneurial thinking. Branding and Buzz is one of the “Supporting But Necessary” components to the Lead4Change model, but it is becoming clear to me… Read more
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What I Wish The Union Had Said
Maine has had two sets of educational announcements in the last month. One was for the Commisisoner’s plan, focused on customized learning and a performance-based diploma. The more recent came… Read more
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Apple’s “Textbooks” Potential: Curriculum Creation for Customized Learning
Apple’s announcement about selling interactive textbooks, iBooks Author for creating interactive textbooks, the iTunes U app for iPad, and opening iTunes U to K-12 prompted me to blog about my… Read more
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Myths About The Way We Do Schooling Now
Creating educational programs and systems that work for all kids has been my work for a long time. I have grown to understand that asking educators to change how they… Read more
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Cross Industry Borrowing, Scouting, and Organizing the Curriculum
Yesterday, I wrote about how Cross Industry Borrowing might help us think about how we should organize the curriculum for Customized Learning. When I think about one group that does… Read more
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Customized Learning, Curriculum, & Cross Industry Borrowing
Since Customized Learning starts with the premise that how we design our educational systems needs to reflect the facts that people learn in different ways and in different timeframes, educators… Read more
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Apple’s “Textbooks” Potential: PD Creation Tools for Schools/Districts
This is another post where I explore the potential of Apple’s announcement about textbooks, textbook creation tools, and iTunes U for K-12 education. I have already shared my reaction to… Read more
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Why We Need To Change Our Schools – Bea McGarvey
I don’t know about you, but on the one hand I see our schools working and on the other I don’t. I see a ton of kids who show… Read more
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Remembering Gordon Vars, One of the Grandfathers of Middle Level Education
I’ve been lucky enough to work with a couple of the people I consider to be the modern founders of middle level education. One of those is Gordon Vars, professor… Read more
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“What Version of PBL Will We Be Doing?”
Recently, I reflected for the Project-Based Learning In Action newsletter, sponsored by Project Foundry, on the time a teacher asked me, “What version of PBL will we be doing?” The question… Read more
The Multiple Pathways Blog has moved to mikemuir.us!
I’ve been writing for years, via the MultiplePathways blog and the More Verbs blog, about motivating disengaged students, middle level education, learning through technology, and leadership for school change. All those writings have been brought together at mikemuir.us.
Top Motivation & Learning Posts
- Kindling Fires of Curiosity
- Focus on 6 High-Impact Motivation Strategies
- What Makes for a Good Learning Experience?
- The Good and Bad of Extrinsic Motivation
- Tone of Voice Matters (In Surprising Ways)
- Engaging Tasks
Top Leadership for Change Posts
Top Learning with Technology Posts
- Maine Learning Technology Framework
- Are We Talking Technology or are we Talking Learning?
- Not All At Once – Phases of Implementing Technology For Learning
Category List
- Advantage2014 – Auburn iPads
- Avoiding "Lock It/Block It"
- Branding and Buzz
- Burning Platform
- Classroom Management for Tech
- Curriculum Content & Organization
- Customized Learning
- Definition of Success and Measure
- Distributed PD Project
- Doing 1to1 Right
- Early Childhood Education
- Engaging Tasks
- Focus on the Learning
- Food For Thought
- Formative Feedback
- Funding
- Great Teachers
- Higher Order Thinking
- Ineffective Motivation
- Instruction for Foundational Knowledge
- Inviting Schools
- It Just Works: Devices
- It Just Works: Managed Software
- It Just Works: WiFi
- Lead4Change
- Leadership
- Learning as Desired Outcome
- Learning By Doing
- Learning Progress Management
- Learning-Centered Access
- Leveraging Learning Institute
- Living More Verbs
- Managing Ed Tech
- Managing School Change
- Micro-credentials
- Middle Level Education
- Misc.
- MLTI
- Motivation
- Multiple Pathways
- Policies & Procedures
- Professional Development
- Professional Learning
- Project-Based Learning
- Projects4ME
- Real World Connections
- School Structures
- Setting Expectations
- Shared Leadership
- Shared Vision
- Shared Vision for Learning
- Student Learning
- Student Motivation & Engagement
- Teacher Practice
- Technology as Tool For Learning
- Technology for Applying Knowledge
- Technology for Assessment
- Technology for Foundational Knowledge
- Technology for Home/School Connection
- Technology for Learning
- Technology Policies and Leadership
- Technology Resource Management
- Technology to Personalize Learning
- Uncategorized
- Voice & Choice
Mike Muir 