Archive for the 'Book Study' Category

May 03 2008

“The Courage to Teach” by Parker J. Palmer

Click here to visit The Center for Courage and Renewal and listen to a podcast about Parker’s book, The Courage to Teach.  
In you are interested in participating in our very popular and “Courageous” book study this summer - please contact us. We look forward to meeting you.

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Jul 17 2007

“The Courage to Teach” #2

Published by Katie under Book Study

Palmer believes that instead of fearing “the judgement of the young” and choosing “stagnation” as a form of self-protection, we can choose “generativity” - which he defines as creativity in the service of the young.
On page 50 of The Courage to Teach, Parker J. Palmer writes, “Good teaching is an act of hospitality toward the [...]

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May 17 2007

“The Courage to Teach” Book Club

Published by Amy under Book Study

The Center for Leadership in Education is offering a book club for Ashland Graduate Credit on June 1 & June , 007. The book club is based on the book “The Courage to Teach” and it is unlike any other book club that you have participated in. You will not have to read [...]

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Mar 30 2007

Listen to The World is Flat part 2!

You can listen to it here!

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Mar 24 2007

The World is Flat (redux)

Published by Jeff under Book Study, Podcast/Webcasts

We will try to continue our discussion of The World is Flat this coming Wednesday. We will convene again at 7:30 p.m. If you did not receive an invitation, we apologize. Please go to the Ideas Unleashed site for directions on how to participate.
On Wednesday, I would like to begin with a critical review of [...]

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Mar 15 2007

The World is Flat podcast available!

Published by bwakefield under Book Study, Podcast/Webcasts

Even though there was some tornado activity in the area, there was some great discussion! To listen to the podcast, click here!

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Mar 12 2007

The World is Flat

Published by Jeff under Book Study, Podcast/Webcasts

Hello All:
On Wednesday, March 14 we will convene a group of people via various technologies to discuss Thomas Friedman’s book The World is Flat. In the hopes of structuring the conversation in such a way that everyone benefits, I propose the following as essential questions. If we can try to frame our conversation around these [...]

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