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Kaleidoscope ALC

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We are working to launch an Agile Learning Center (ALC) in Southeastern CT in January 2020. We've been recommended by Thames River Innovation Place to CT Next for funding. Our target location will be in Groton or New London and we will be open Monday - Friday. Our hours of operation will be finalized when we find a partner location with the possibility of extended hours (8a...
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Manifesto for Children

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E. Paul Torrance and the Manifesto for Children significantly influence my philosophy on education. Manifesto for Children Don’t be afraid to fall in love with something and pursue it with intensity. Know, understand, take pride in, practice, develop, exploit, and enjoy your greatest strengths. Learn to free yourself from the expectations of others and to walk away from the gam...
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Courses

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BECOMING A SELF-DIRECTED PARENT Making the decision to send your child to a free or self-directed school/learning center is not a decision most parents come to lightly.  Some parents spend years researching before taking the plunge, and others, prompted by a parental instinct to protect their child from a traditional school that is crushing their soul, make the decision quic...
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Ignite

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  This is a rough draft of some ideas that came to mind for Ignite.  With further input from the team and community, a Phase One plan would be finalized and a cycle of execution and evaluation would ensue and spark improvements and new ideas. PHASE ONE - Oct 2017 - December 2017 Get to know the Ignite and TRIP teams and gain a clearer understanding of the ideas that f...
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Teen LLC

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Most of what is written below has not been updated since 2016 (except to add links to my more recent writings).  The current vision for TeenLLC will be developed as part of my participation in The Bootstrapper's Workshop. I'm super excited for this next chapter! Teen LLC is an entrepreneurship education venture that will seek to answer “what might be all the ways to learn, g...
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Mentoring

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My Philosophy on Mentoring Mentoring is the proactive investment in another person that unlocks their potential.  It is inherent in all healthy relationships as individuals seek to help each other learn, grow and navigate transition.   From our first breath to our last, a person will likely encounter mentors from all walks of life; some they will even call mom, dad, aunt, uncl...
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Thank You

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Thank you for your interest in my Do-it-Yourself Creative Problem Solving tool.  You should have already received the email containing the link with the document. You will also get added to my email list and receive future updates.  I hope you enjoy the resources I provide.
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Rules for Divergent Thinking

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Throughout the Creative Problem Solving process, you alternate between divergent thinking and convergent thinking.  Divergent thinking aims at producing a large amount and wide variety of unique, even off-the-wall ideas.  This is not the time to think about whether the ideas are correct or even workable.  It is the ability to “take an idea and spin out elaborate variants” rathe...
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Portfolio

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Here are some examples of my work: My Do-it-Yourself Creative Problem Solving Guide My Individual Creative Person, Process and Press Analysis My Philosophy on Mentoring and My Definition of Mentoring as developed in My Master’s Project (p. 20) Is Self-Directed Education the Answer to the Creativity Crisis? published in the Big Questions in Creativity 2018 book. The photos ...
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