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This is a work in progress as I develop the  The Self-Organizing Classroom - A Quickstart Guide to Agile Based Learning Environments ....

The following are 3 cover ideas for the ABLE Guide. Take a look and provide feedback on the poll at the end. Cover #1 Cover #2 ...

This is a work in progress as I develop the  The Self-Organizing Classroom -A Quickstart Guide to Agile Based Learning Environments .  ...

This is a work in progress as I develop the  The Self-Organizing Classroom -A Quickstart Guide to Agile Based Learning Environment...

This is a work in progress as I develop the The Self-Organizing Classroom -A Quickstart Guide to Agile Based Learning Env...

I am currently developing a short guide to share with educators on implementing Agile Based Learning Environment in the classroom. The guide...

Designing History I wanted to share the work of one of the leaders of Agile in Education, Chris Scott. I have been partnering with Chris f...

I am honored and excited to speak at the Fall CUE conference this Friday with Chris Scott, rockstar teacher at SantaYnes School October...

Agile Learning Infographic Agile Learning is inspired by Agile product development principles and methods, with Scrum having the most i...

I am often asked, what exactly is Agile Learning in one or two sentences. This has stumped me, as, I have always had trouble explaining th...

Student Team Scrum Board Example. Feel Free to download and print as a poster for your students. More details to come. Real...

An example of a ABLE (Agile Based Learning Environment) board for teacher teams to collaboratively develop learning objective...

Agile Based Learning Environment (ABLE) Classroom Board Example. More details to come. Classroom Example

Student Self-Directedness Game Agile Learning is highly collaborative and empowering to students, with students rapidly taking ownership...

A Mass Production Education Systems Leads to Mass Obsolescence of a Generation Photo Source: istockphoto

Feb. 28th, 2012 I had the great opportunity to attend a Scrum Master workshop Feb. 9th and 10th and I'm amazed at what I have gained ...

Can All Students Be Treated Equal? I found myself asking these question, "Can students treat other classmates as though they are al...

It is the end of the school year for our super Scrumming 4th graders.  It is a time often fraught with many mixed emotions, as studen...

Can All Students Be Treated Equal? I found myself asking these question, "Can students treat other classmates as though th...

Introducing Principal  3.0 Christopher R. Barnes, award winning principal of Cortes Sierra Elementary School in Arizona, is a differe...

A great article, " Can Scrum change the world? " , by Melanie Webb from TechTarget.com on my Scrum in Schools presentation at the ...

I had the honor of speaking at the Scrum Alliance Gathering in Atlanta this week. Honestly, I was not sure how the Agile community would re...

 Schools have a great concept called Professional Learning Communities (PLC). PLC's are "An ongoing process through which teache...

The news today talked about teens drinking hand sanitizer to get drunk, with many of these kids getting seriously ill.  I believe many o...