The summer circuit has begun. A few of our regular contributors are on their way to Orange, Virginia for the NEH Landmarks Institute at Madison’s Montpelier. So, I’m finally posting this today courtesy of free wifi at Hyperion Coffee in Fredericksburg. Here’s what your favorite group of civic-minded thinkers are thinking this week: What didn’t [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2010’
Weekly Wavelength
Summer vacation has either started or is very near for most of our contributors in the classroom. I think it shows in the diversity of ideas shared this week–including student portfolios! What didn’t you know last week? Great in-depth reporting by NPR and ProPublica about Traumatic Brain Injury from Afghanistan and Iraq and the lack [...]
The Size of the Spill
When an infographic is done well, it helps you make sense of what can be an overwhelming torrent of information. I’ve heard the Deepwater Horizon spill referred to as a spill as large as “an Exxon Valdez a day.” While the data is incomplete in this 50+ day saga, this infographic from Fast Company helps [...]
Weekly Wavelength
Once a week, Politicolor contributors will answer two simple questions to share the objects of their own mental wavelengths that inform their work as teachers, citizens and thinkers. Take a look at what we rounded up this week and share your own responses by leaving a comment. If you’d like to contribute to the initial [...]
It’s in the Data
I’m a sucker for the intersection of art and technology. Several years ago, the Listening Post exhibit in San Jose nearly convinced me to go AWOL from a conference focused on mentoring new teachers. I could have spent a week with that exhibit and a new exhibit is just as intriguing. Personas, from the MIT [...]
