March 23rd, 2012 by Deli in Training in the Schools
As a long-time fan of TED, I was thrilled last week by the launch of TED Ed: dedicated to lessons worth sharing. Its mission is to capture and amplify the voices of great educators around the world. The ability to connect classrooms – students and teachers – to high quality lessons by other teachers is [...]
Fierce Conversations, Joseph Campbell, teacher resources, Ted ED, Training in the Schools
February 6th, 2012 by Deli in Training in the Schools
Each month Fierce will be publishing an exclusive blog post for the Learning Forward blog hosted by Education Week. Director of Fierce in the Schools, Deli Moussavi-Bock’s first piece was published today and we wanted to share a portion of the blog with you. I missed some amazing opportunities in my career because I thought [...]
Brene Brown, Education Week, Fierce Conversations, Leadership and Relationships, Learning Forward, Tedx Talk, Training in the Schools, vulnerbility
January 20th, 2012 by Deli in Fierce Conversations
The challenge seemed easy this week, until yesterday! Lack of sleep, exercise, being snowed in at home with a long to-do list and toddler meltdowns was enough to make me almost lose it. Plus, I woke up in a less than bright mood. The words, “be intentional”, scrolled through my mind. When my 3-year old, [...]
Be intentional, context, Emotional Wake, Fierce Converati, Fierce6Challenge, Leadership Development and Training, Maya Angelou
June 28th, 2011 by Deli in Fierce Conversations, Generations Training, Training in the Schools
Last week, my colleagues, Stacey and Jaime wrote about Adora Svitak in their blog, “Susan Scott Contributes to the Conversation at TEDxOverlake.” Susan met twelve-year old Adora at the TEDxOverlake event when they showed her 2010, TEDxtalk titled ‘What adults can learn from kids,’ which Susan passed onto me. I was captivated from the start. [...]
Adora Svitak, Fierce Conversations, TEDx, TEDxOverlake, Training in the Schools
December 2nd, 2008 by Deli in Uncategorized
I was a ‘high achieving’ student. I made the grades. I clearly remember a day in summer school when I was 6 or 7 at Escondido Elementary School. I stood at my teacher’s desk with anticipation waiting for her to grade my handwriting assignment with one of her infamous stamps. I’ll never forget how my arm shook as I handed her my paper. I really wanted the stamp with the smiley face with the crown – the ultimate achievement in that class.
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