by John McCarthy | Aug 17, 2014 | Education is like Yoga, Pedagogy
My yoga practice is erratic because my work takes me on the road to many locations. So when I make the most of the classes that I can attend. Yoga is sacred time for me. It’s time for myself to let go of all concerns, needs, and demands for one hour. It’s...
by John McCarthy | Aug 11, 2014 | Pedagogy
I wrote for Edutopia a six-part series that’s spanned two months. What a great experience it’s been to share ideas. The response by readers has been amazing. As I send to Edutopia the final article in the series, I found that several of the strategies...
by John McCarthy | Jul 27, 2014 | Differentiated Instruction
In my travels visiting many schools, I learn about and share strategies that help students learn. That’s the best part of my job–giving and receiving ideas that educators take back to their staff and students, while carry forward new ideas to the...
by John McCarthy | Jul 21, 2014 | Global Skills, PBL
I credit my middle school Social Studies teacher for my love of History. I often cite one of her projects for how I built deep understanding of the pre-Civil War era and connected the political stratification in the mid-1800s to the challenges of gridlock in...
by John McCarthy | Jul 7, 2014 | Culture, Education is like Yoga, Pedagogy
I founded Opening Paths to advocate for the voices of students (1st) and educators. A mixture of pedagogy, instructional strategies, and educational concepts, this blog seeks to make you go “hmmm…” as I do, during my travels along pathways to explore...
