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08/29/2010 - 10:41pmI ran across this blog post from the Washington Post the other day. In the post, Sean Slade, director of Healthy School Communities, which is part of the Whole Child Initiative at ASCD, discusses the critical role that creating a caring community plays in our students' development. While we at DSC have been trumpeting this for 30...
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08/23/2010 - 1:55pm** I have attached the two presentations I used in Chesapeake. I thought I did it on my original post but clearly I did not. FOr those of you that asked - I thank you for reminding me.** I returned Wednesday night from an inspiring visit to Chesapeake, VA. I was the keynote speaker at the district's summer Title I conference....
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08/15/2010 - 9:57pmMy nephew starts his senior year of high school tomorrow. My daughter starts third grade in two weeks. My wife starts another year teaching second grade in nine days (she says she's not counting). These are my signals that the summer's end is near. My wife, like teachers all over the country, has spent the past few weeks reviewing...
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08/10/2010 - 8:26amLast week, my colleagues and I began our work with lesson study facilitators in Orange County and Leon County Florida. We had a fantastic time helping folks think about how to launch lesson study in their schools. As a part of the workshop each participant received one of our Lesson Study Support Kits to help them get started. If you were...
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07/30/2010 - 4:28pmHi all. Here is my first video blog. Shot from the iPhone. Let me know what you think. Here is my new facebook "fan" page url: www.facebook.com/PeterBrunn
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07/22/2010 - 7:15amAfter a few weeks of vacation. And another few weeks of trying to dig out from being on vacation. I am back to blogging. Watch out! I have a few trips coming up at the end of this month and next. I hope to do lots of reporting on the thing I am learning. Here are a few highlights: July 27–28: Birmingham, AL I will be speaking at the...
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06/18/2010 - 8:40amYesterday I led an all-day session at the Mid-South Literacy Conference in Birmingham, Alabama. Each participant received a copy of The Lesson Planning Handbook—a good summer read if I do say so myself. I really enjoyed my time there. Maryann Manning and the team that put on the conference were gracious hosts. Toni Shay and...
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06/07/2010 - 9:34amToday I am in Clayton County, GA. The district purchased The Lesson Planning Handbook for each of their teachers. Today I get to speak to about 800 of them as part of the district's summer professional development series. After my keynote the groups break up into small groups for the next two weeks. In these sessions they will deeply explore...
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05/13/2010 - 12:42pmMy friend Bryan Painter is the principal of a fantastic school in Kirkwood MO. I have always known Bryan to be insightful and thoughtful – a true instructional leader. So when Bryan recently sent me an email outlining some of the issues he and his staff were grappling with, I thought I would re-post it here for our community to help me...
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05/10/2010 - 10:10pmA couple of things happened today that reminded me the critical role that talk plays in our understanding of our complicated world. The first conversation was at work. I was meeting with a bunch of colleagues and Frank, my boss, posed a challenging problem for us all to grapple with. Each person in the room came to the meeting with a...
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Peter Brunn is the Director of Professional Development at the non-profit Developmental Studies Center (DSC) in Oakland California. At DSC, Peter leads the organization’s professional development work with schools and districts across the country to support the fostering of student’s academic, social, and ethical development. He often shares this work through keynotes and presentations at local, state, and national conferences including; NCTE, NSDC, and IRA. Prior to coming to DSC, Peter worked as a staff developer with the Teachers College Reading and Writing Project. He began his career teaching elementary school in the Bronx NY. Peter is also the author of the book The Lesson Planning Handbook: Essential Strategies That Inspire Student Thinking and Learning published by Scholastic in January 2010. He currently lives in El Cerrito, CA with his wife and daughter.
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