During June, I presented at a large conference in Singapore (TC2014) and conducted a hands on workshop for a much smaller audience of international teachers at the MIT SEPT program (Science and Engineering Program for Teachers). I was struck by the universal questions concerning how to be sure you cover all of the material on the tests when you use a more project-based approach. Teachers and school systems everywhere are so beholden to testing, whether they buy in or not, tha

I began this journey more than thirty years ago. I graduated from Columbia University with a BS in Metallurgy/Materials Science and a Masters (MIA) in International Affairs. I was the first student in a joint program between the School of Engineering and The School of International Affairs. I wore many hats; running from Metallography and Crystallography to Russian classes to classes on Game Theory and Deterrents. I managed to graduate as Carter embargoed all things Soviet (m