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Tomis replied to the topic Tools for preserving order and cleanliness in the center in the forum Support 4 years, 2 months ago

Great. Glad Rebecka is there working with you all 🙂

We are planning to redesign ALC Membership (and member benefits) in early 2017. To this point, we’ve reserved the full access to all our documents on Google Drive to folks who have been through and ALF Summer training experience with us. We may wind up creating different folders with different…[Read more]
Tomis replied to the topic Tools for preserving order and cleanliness in the center in the forum Support 4 years, 2 months ago

Hi Guillermo,

I’m not sure there are any tools and practices that will magically instill cleanliness and order in at an ALC, unless I’m misunderstanding your questions.

Are you saying you’re having trouble getting students to participate in cleaning up? Or are you asking about tools for making visible what cleaning needs to get done?

Can you…[Read more]
Luc and Ayan are now friends 4 years, 3 months ago
Tomis wrote a new post, Challenge Sprints pt 2, on the site Tomis Blogs 4 years, 6 months ago

This was our first full week trying out the Challenge Sprints structure. I’m enjoying having more time with students and doing more facilitation when I’m at school, especially because it is a specific kind of […]
- NancyT replied 4 years, 6 months ago
  
  It’s really fun having you at school and facilitating! Thank you for all you do 🙂
- Jamie replied 4 years, 4 months ago
  
  Thank you, Tomis and Mosaic students!! I appreciate the sharing and it’s been helpful to see the Trello and project breakdown examples. I’m enjoying the near real time implementation of the Sprint tool with my own students…I’m curious about how I’ll use this tool to share our first year experiences in a manner worthy a read. Thank you for holding such incredible space for fellow learners. Grateful.
Tomis wrote a new post, Piloting Wings: Challenge Sprints pt 1, on the site Tomis Blogs 4 years, 6 months ago

At ALC Mosaic, we’ve mostly used “Roots” and “Branches” to distinguish between our locations and the programs/ages that they serve. However, in that separation, there’s also some distinctions in how our ALC model […]
- Mercer replied 4 years, 6 months ago
  
  This seems so great for the older kids. Thank you for posting. Looking forward to hearing how it goes!
  - Tomis replied 4 years, 6 months ago
    
    My pleasure! Feels good to be contributing to the evolution of the education model again!
- Rebecka replied 4 years, 6 months ago
  
  Very interesting. Want to remember this when I start with the teens down here.
  - Tomis replied 4 years, 6 months ago
    
    When will that be? Sounds like you got your hands full with the little ones and the after-school program. Are you expecting to work with teens in the context of the after-school program or in some other way?
- Tomis replied 4 years, 6 months ago
  
  Hi T-
  It is tough to do much with that information alone, yes. Feel free to extrapolate on why this doesn’t resonate with you and your experience.
Tomis joined the group Cairo 4 years, 8 months ago
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 5/7/16, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

This week has been all about the writing. After getting over the hurdle of my first History paper, and treading water by preparing myself just enough for my classes (readings…). I was so stressed out last week […]
Tomis wrote a new post, #AgileEdu Compass, on the site Tomis Blogs 4 years, 10 months ago
Tomis replied to the topic Change-up would be better off optional in the forum Change-up would be better off optional 4 years, 10 months ago

Timo–

I really like where we got with the proposal that was implemented today.

Thanks for hanging in there and collaborating with everyone on it!

I enjoyed hanging out this week 🙂

Come to ALF Summer!

-TommyMommy
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/30/16, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

This has been a week of stress about writing papers and shifting from a mentality of inspiration and reading to a production and assessment mentality. The Spring Semester is coming to a close but I feel like I’m […]
Tomis wrote a new post, Agile in Education Global Scrum Gathering, on the site Tomis Blogs 4 years, 10 months ago

Last week I spent four days in Orlando, FL collaborating with a dozen other folks who are working with Agile practices in Education at the Scrum Alliance Global Scrum Gathering. Most of us met for the first time […]
- Tomis replied 4 years, 10 months ago
  
  Thanks, everyone! I corrected your name, Willy 🙂
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 13, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

Today we spent most of the class discussing issues around the move towards a more robust conception of ‘Black Studies’, as a response to the transcript I made of Kemuel’s talk at the Black Student Network […]
Tomis wrote a new post, #OneCampus Journey, on the site Tomis Blogs 4 years, 10 months ago

It was about two years ago when Nancy and I started planning the first ALF Summer. We needed to find a space that would work for the program, and Mosaic needed a bigger space for the school, as it was outgrowing […]
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/23/16, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

This week was most notable for how many things I did in service to others. I received an email from Alex Patz about needing help unpacking/tidying up after their move and decided to help out. It was mutually […]
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 12, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

This week I had prepared for class by having conducted two interviews and finishing the transcription process. I’d sent these to Comitas the night before and it seems that he only got to glance at them. Still […]
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, White Folks’ Burden?, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

This Op-Ed, which will be printed in TCPublicSpace’s April edition, started out as an assignment for my U.S. Education Policy in the Historical Context class with Ansley Erickson. However, it is less history […]
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/16/16, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

This was a big week for me. Turned 34. Will you still need me, will you still feed me, when I’m 34? Turns out: Yes. Best B’day ever. Breakfast Rave with the ALC community, then ALC day with a guest, then […]
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Culture and Society in the Caribbean: Week 11, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 10 months ago

This week we spent most of the time discussing the papers and projects that people have been developing. The notes that I took were limited and the Q’s a noted show me pulling in the thoughts from outside of the […]
Abram de Bruyn wrote a new post, Weekly Reflection 4/9/16, on the site Infinite Playground 4 years, 11 months ago

It’s been an intense week of reading and thinking academically. I’m in full swing, making connections between all of my studies and bringing them to bear on my reading of the Chris Emdin book #ForWhiteFolks. I […]
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