Dr. Dougherty's Blog
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Professional Development: Staying on the Cutting Edge
Dr. Larry Dougherty, Head of School
Posted May 13, 2008
One facet of our professional development program involves keeping our thinking and teaching on the cutting edge. That runs the gamut from week-long “technology in the classroom” workshops for faculty members in the summer (which Director of Technology Stuart Posin runs), to the study of neurological research as it relates to learning and information processing.
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Staying on the Cutting Edge: A Volleyball Case Study of Intrinsic Motivation
Tanner Ragland
Posted May 29, 2008
Intrinsic motivation is the keystone for all coaches; however, for the last ten years, I have coached using a punishment and reward system – pitting two opposite theories against one another yields less than ideal results. In order to get my athletes to perform at the top of their game, I had to find a way for them to want to get better all the time, without the threat of punishment. I was recently inspired to get to the bottom of this quandary after meeting Dr. Robert Brooks. Using his discussion with the Buckley faculty as a springboard, I have discovered a plethora of research in psychology pointing me toward an entirely different approach. My journey begins with Carol Dweck.
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Staying on the Cutting Edge: Daniel Pink & Social Science at Buckley
Rob Wright, History Department Chair
Posted May 13, 2008
I was inspired by hearing Daniel Pink speak at the NAIS conference, Embracing the Educational Renaissance, held in New York earlier this year. Pink declares in his book, A Whole New Mind, that we are visibly transitioning from the Information Age to the Conceptual Age; an age of “high concept” and “high touch” or, as Pink explains, of right brain abilities. In order to meet the challenges of this new age we must cultivate in our students the “six senses” of design, story, symphony, empathy, play, and meaning.
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