motivation – Transition Zone

TEDx Ontario Ed: reflections on being there, but not being there

April 14, 2010 by Phil Macoun 1 Comment

All week I have been buzzing about the TEDx Ontario Ed event that I attended last Friday. Only, I wasn’t there. I was sitting in a School Board Office in School District 69, Nanaimo, BC with a group of other interested teachers watching the event live via Livestream. We were also connected to the live … [Read more…]

How David beat Goliath – lessons for schools?

May 29, 2009 by Phil Macoun Leave a Comment

I have just finished reading a really fascinating article called How David Beats Goliath: When underdogs break the rules. The main gist of the article is that throughout history underdogs have had unbelievable success when they decide to compete on their own terms rather than conventional terms. In the David vs Goliath battle David hastened … [Read more…]