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Harvard, MA
Joined April 2009
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This is @HelloNEIA: The goal of school should be to produce students who can maximize their potential, build their passions, participate civically in a democracy, contribute meaningfully to the world, and understand that people can see things differently. christenseninstitute.org/blo…
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This article speaks to what we will be doing @HelloNEIA. Having purpose is essential to deep and enduring learning. Students Excel When They Find Purpose—So How Do We Help Them? edutopia.org/article/student…
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Replying to @SmartBrief
@SmartBrief published this article that Matt Kressy and I wrote about teaching empathy in general and how we will do it @HelloNEIA in particular. #NextInnovator The key to a better world? Teach empathy early smartbrief.com/original/2020…
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After the Pandemic, a Revolution in Education and Work Awaits nytimes.com/2020/10/20/opini…
Our website is now live; check out why New England Innovation Academy is the kind of school the world needs next. neiacademy.org/index.php
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#HowMightWe disrupt education? Google is looking to do so with a new certificate program. @HelloNEIA is looking to do so through a program centered on human-centered design and innovation. inc.com/justin-bariso/google…
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#HowMightWe develop resilient students? By exposing them to new, different challenges that become the cross-training necessary to be flexible in an uncertain world. This is what @helloNEIA is all about. To Build Emotional Strength, Expand Your Brain nytimes.com/2020/09/02/healt…
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At #NEIA, we see the global pandemic as an opportunity to change education for the better. Explore my key takeaways in An Opportunity to Disrupt Education for the Better: Lessons From Starting a School in a Pandemic gettingsmart.com/2020/08/an-… via @Getting_Smart
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I am a conservative radical, "confident that we can push for big change while defeating the illiberalism of radicals on left and right." This Is Where I Stand nytimes.com/2020/08/13/opini…