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Welcome to the blog of Zaq Roberts, Associate Head of School at The Berkeley School in Berkeley, CA. I blog about a wide variety of topics, from classroom moments I witness, to administrative events and conversations, to the educational blogs, videos, and books I am reading and watching, and how they are influencing my thinking. I hope this eclectic approach will give you insight into the many ways that I am engaging in advancing the school and strengthening our program, and I welcome your thoughts and comments!

This blog takes its name from a quotation by Archimedes that reads "Give me a lever long enough, and I can move the world." The TBS mission speaks directly to the need to engage a changing world, while many of the experiences in our program focus on the development of students' agency and authority. TBS is the lever by which we all - administration, faculty, students, and parents - can together move the world to be more humane, compassionate, and responsive. To borrow an important Montessori phrase, it is our way to remake the world.

Wednesday, August 22, 2012

Presenting at NAIS 2013

Huzzah! Today I learned that my proposal to present at the 2013 NAIS Annual Conference in Philadelphia has been accepted. I'm thrilled to have the opportunity to engage in dialogue with other educators and administrators about this topic, and also to sharpen my own thinking as I continue this important work this year at TBS. Below is the abstract for the one-hour workshop that will appear in the virtual handbook NAIS puts out (I put up the full proposal in an earlier post).

Changing School Culture At the Division Level
School culture needs to be cultivated and developed through intention and effort to support and align with a school’s mission. Learn about the theories behind how cultures form and mature, delve into a case study of one school’s work in this area, and leave with pragmatic tools and ideas for nurturing the culture of your school at a division-wide level.
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