If writing is thinking, blogging is thinking out loud. That’s not a new idea, but it’s appropriate here. I like to think about what I’m going to say before I say it. I’m much more comfortable sharing something I’ve written after I’ve edited it 87 times. The paradox, though, is the sooner I kick my ideas around with others (or have them kicked around by smart people), the sooner they get sharpened. And the faster I learn.
That’s the goal of Thinking Out Loud. I started the blog while leading the next generation learning work at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and am carrying on now that I’ve joined NewSchools Venture Fund as CEO. It’s a place where I try to share ideas and reflections about what I’m seeing and learning, before I’ve had a chance to fully make sense of it all. Hopefully this will spur dialogue with lots of folks who will help shape the ideas and strengthen the insights.
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“Reading is the gateway to your dreams. Everything you do or dream of doing in life will come through reading.” – Michael John McCann or me.
Stacey, My daughter, a 16-year-old high school student, would like to develop an app for teenagers to share book recommendations. She was recently featured in her school’s newsletter, which was also sent out as a press release: http://nowcastsa.com/blogs/providence-sophomore-blogs-san-antonio-public-library This doesn’t fit the Literacy Courseware Challenge. Any suggestions? Thanks, Denise
Stacey, regarding your post about developing a product for literacy, I have spent over a decade researching literacy acquisition. Based on what I learned from 450 hours of interviews with over 100 of the top scientists in the field (http://goo.gl/F4VBl) I am developing (non-profit/open-source) something that can profoundly improve the process.of learning to read. I’d like to share it with you. Can we arrange to talk?
Thanks for your great work.
David
hi david — I’ll have the right person from team follow up with you. Should she DM you on twitter to get started?
Hi Stacey,
Thank you, DM on Twitter would would work or via the contact form on learningstewards.org
Thanks again and all the best,
David
Hi Stacey,
I never heard from anyone on your team. I think you would find my work interesting
and relevant.
All the best,
David