I received feedback from several readers that Arthur Harkins’ reasoning for why we need to Leapfrog might seem a bit too Machiavellian — “us versus them.” I therefore hope everybody will enjoy the contrast of perspective in this next video.
In early November, we had an opportunity to interview Jutta Treviranus, director of the Adaptive [...]
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Arthur Harkins on Leapfrogging
Earlier this month, I interviewed Arthur Harkins on our approach to innovating in human capital development (Leapfrog!). Specifically, I asked:
What is Leapfrog?
What are some examples of leapfrogging?
What are the Leapfrog Institutes?
What are the global implications for Leapfrog?
Watch his responses in this video:
A little background:
Leapfroggingmeans to jump over obstacles to achieve goals. It means to get [...]
Dropping Out–Or Leaping Ahead?
Even in a week packed with all kinds of dire predictions about the economy, it was hard to ignore this headline: Kids Less Likely To Graduate Than Parents. (See the AP story here)
According to the report by the Education Trust, more than one in four high school students in the US drop out before [...]
Global Finals 2008 recap (with video!)
Last week, John Moravec and I were the guests of Destination ImagiNation during the DI Global Finals in Knoxville. We were delighted at experiencing the largest imagination and creativity gathering ever to assemble – anywhere! Our greatest respect and admiration was for the kids’ impressive demonstrations of intellectual, academic, and personal skills [...]
Minnesota delegation leapfrogs to DI Global Finals!
At last night’s Destination ImagiNation 2008 Global Finals opening ceremonies, the Minnesota delegation LEAPFROGGED into the Thompson-Boling arena at UTK! More Global Finals coverage coming soon…
Did you notice that they carried frogs in with them, too? Rock on, Minnesota! (If the embedded video doesn’t play, you can view it here).
International Leapfrog conference coming this fall
During October 12-14 of this year Anqing Teachers College will sponsor a conference on Leapfrog-inspired changes in the near futures of Chinese and U.S. education. The University of Minnesota, Anqing Teachers College, and the World Future Society are collaborators in this exciting development.
The official title of the conference is Interdisciplinary Education in Teacher Training Programs [...]
An ISSN for Education Futures
As Education Futures nears its third anniversary, a couple changes are taking place:
The Library of Congress has issued ISSN 1940-0934 to this blog. This means Education Futures is a recognized serial and is cataloged by the Library.
Global Leapfrog Education (ISSN 1933-0200) is now merged with Education Futures. Future GLE articles will be published [...]
China’s great leapfrog forward?
Yesterday’s New York Times Sunday Magazine had an article on educational reform in China. Whereas the United States is moving toward an educational model that displays characteristics of traditional Chinese education (especially an emphasis on testing), the Chinese are moving toward an educational model that is, in their view, more Western. This means [...]
Four futures for China Inc.
My interest in China is booming. I will travel to China in April for a teacher education conference sponsored by the Ministry of Education and several international organizations. I will present a workshop on leapfrogging in teacher education to build globally-competent and competitive human capital –particularly among youth. It appears they’re taking leapfrogging seriously. [...]
GLE inaugural release
Today marks the first release of Global Leapfrog Education (ISSN 1933-0200), an open access, online journal hosted by the Global Leapfrog Institute, LLC.
The official journal repository is located at http://www.leapfroginstitute.org/journal/index.php/gle
The GLE blog (located at http://www.leapfroginstitute.org/gle) will be used to broaden discussion and serve as an access point for sharing further ideas and resources.
As we learn [...]
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