The Road Less Traveled… …is unpaved, with some big darn potholes, and through the wilderness.  But it is a beautiful sight, if one takes the time to stop and see and appreciate the sights. In this metaphor, the ‘sights’ are the students; the ‘road’ is the path educational practice … [Read more...]

Here in California, we are collectively overjoyed with the outlook for the San Francisco Giants in the World Series.  And the reason they are in it, apart from sheer talent, is something we all “know”, but, too often, take for granted – teamwork. "I think it's kind of a lesson in Baseball … [Read more...]

Is your District or Board experiencing momentum with Tribes implementation? Would you like to develop a cadre of Tribes trainers to create local expertise and capacity-building? Would your school, district or Board like to be recognized for the hard work that you have done in the field of social … [Read more...]

This comes to you from Matt Cole, Curriculum Coordinator  at mcole2@livoniacsd.org. What are our students saying about TRIBES? It’s always interesting, informative, and important to ask students their perspectives regarding any change we initiate in schools.  As many of us know, children … [Read more...]

CLICK HERE to visit the "Weekly Tribes" forum group and look for the new "Weekly Tribes 2010-2011 School Year" forum. There you will find two topic entries, for the first two weeks of school.  These suggestions are not found in your Tribes book, but they support many inclusion strategies you are … [Read more...]

Don't miss your opportunity to participate in a Training of District Trainers (TOT) event in 2010! Submit your application now and guarantee yourself a spot in the only Training of Trainers event remaining this year! Final TOT Location this year: Honolulu, Hawaii: September 23, 24, 27, 28, 29, … [Read more...]

to start thinking about where to have the next Summer Institute for Trainers? As most of you know, this biennial event has been a tradition for nearly 20 years. Where should we go in 2012? Below is a short poll with a few suggested locations from which to choose. If you have another location in … [Read more...]

Clayton M. Christensen's latest book, Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation will Change the way the World Learns, will give you validation that what we do with the Tribes TLC process is innovative and appropriate for learning in the 21st century...and it will challenge you to look at … [Read more...]