April 04, 2011

Franklin's Wisdom

April 04, 2011/ Jon Cassie

I never cease to be motivated, intimidated and awestruck by Benjamin Franklin's wisdom and intentionality. As regular readers will know, I am an ardent devotee of the Information is Beautiful blog. This morning, David McCandless offered an image of Franklin's daily calendar as an example of beautiful information. And it certainly is that. Have a look at this and tell me what it motivates you to do.

What good have you done? And what good will you do tomorrow?

Jon Cassie

am an educator, writer, son, partner, brother, uncle, friend, teacher, advisor, mentor, gamer, enthusiast and bricoleur. William Gibson said it best - "all things are increasingly interesting to me."

Since 1997 I have been a teacher and education leader at independent schools in Dallas, Los Angeles and Pittsburgh.

I am currently Head of Senior School at Sewickley Academy, just north of Pittsburgh.

My teaching practice centers on the intersection of core skills (critical thinking, incisive writing, effective reading and persuasive speaking) with emergent, 21st century skills and methods (digital collaboration, blog-based writing, game-based assessment).

My leadership practice focuses on developing the self-assessment capacity of teachers to empower themselves to transform their teaching and their students' learning.

I have traveled extensively and have consulted on curriculum design and program development with educators in central Europe and Israel, as well as with schools in the United States.

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JON CASSIE IS AN EDUCATOR, WRITER, PODCASTER AND GAME DESIGNER BASED IN SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA. SEE HIS WORK AT GAME LEVEL LEARN, ILINX AND MANY WINDOWS.