Posts by Tim O'Leary

Two-Way Radio: Is this thing on?

I had the pleasure and opportunity to work with three other teachers who all shared the keynote at today’s Dynamic...

DIRECTIONS – Final Retreat Blog Post – What’s My Story?

Please complete two parts of this final blog post: expected and unexpected learning. Part 1: Expected Learning Locate and update...

What’s the Story? – December 2017 Newsletter

The What’s the Story? cohort met this past weekend for our second overnight retreat; here’s our agenda. When we met in...

DIRECTIONS – I-Search Week #7: Consolidating and Sharing your Pitch for Change

Over the next week, please complete the following two tasks, which will prepare us to dig into each other’s ideas...

DIRECTIONS – Blog Post #6 (Hint: It’s not really a post)

This week, we are taking a pause for the cause. We’ve been writing and evolving our topics over the last...

WTS 4.0 – Status: Launched

WTS Learners, Parents, and Mentors, Thanks so much of being part of launching WTS 4.0, our fourth year of What’s...

WTS Louisville, KY Closes Year One: Looking Back & Looking Ahead

On a Wednesday night in early May, we adult leaders and community guests sat back and listened intently as the...

WTS Newsletter: February 2017

Recent Saturday Work Session: All WtS teams met on February 11th at Champlain Valley Union HS as we work together to...

Notes from WtS Louisville, KY: Crafting Purpose Statements

What’s the Story? Louisville Youth Community Wellness Advocates (WtSL) participants continued their program’s pilot year at Valaterra, a retreat center...

DIRECTIONS – January Saturday Work Session: 1.14.17

There are 29 days left of filming. Then, we will pivot to construct documentaries and other multimodal narratives. First, I wanted...

WTS Newsletter: December 2016

I’m writing to share exciting news from the last month, an update on our December retreat, and forecast where we are...

Mt Philo Meditation & Our First Overnight Retreat

WTS Update: November 9th  We are two months into complex work: digging deep into critical thinking, communication, and collaboration in a...

Notes from Louisville, KY: November Retreat

On November 4th, the What’s the Story? Louisville Youth Community Wellness Advocates (WtSL) team convened in the gallery space of...

DIRECTIONS – Blog Post #8 – Refining Pitch and Purpose

Part One: Revising and Refining the Pitch and Purpose Use the time / feedback you have to improve what you submitted last...

DIRECTIONS- Blog Post #7: Preparing Your Pitch

Big Picture: 19 Days & Counting… In 19 days, each of you will stand up and deliver a 3 –...

Directions – Blog Post #4: Mind-Mapping

Welcome to Blog Post #4. This is unconventional in some ways. We are asking you to create a Mind Map...

Directions – Blog Post #3: Identifying & Digging Into My Issue/Story

This week there are two options. Please choose the option that best fits your readiness. As you settle into making...

Notes From Louisville, Kentucky: What’s the Story? Louisville Youth Community Wellness Advocates

This is a big year for What’s the Story?  and a lot of that is because we get to share what...

Directions – Blog Post #5: Inspiring Change

This week, you should do these two things: (A.) write blog post #5 and (B.) respond to others’ blog post...

Directions – Blog Post #2: Interviewing Important People in My Life

It’s important to remember that we are not writing reports and we are not editing our peers’ work. When we...

WTS: Welcome and Kickoff Information

Welcome to What’s the Story? The Vermont Young People Social Action Team. Our WTS kickoff day is on Friday September...

WTS: Background and Overview

In the summer of 2014, a team of eight Vermont educators—all alumni or students of Middlebury Bread Loaf School of...

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