Guest Thinkers — February 16, 2011

New voices – Rick Scheibner

Miguel challenged us to find new voices.

Between now and February 17 I am profiling ~~eight~~ nine bloggers that I’ve found informative and intriguing.

Today’s new voice: Rick Scheibner, RickScheibner.net

Rick is a counselor in the Hermiston School District in Oregon. He’s also working on his school administrator license at Lewis & Clark. Rick is using his blog to reflect on the topics they’re covering in his coursework and I like reading his perspectives as someone who’s new to the world of school administration. Here are

a few posts to get you started:

Utilizing social networks in the school setting

Leadership meme

ELL: What I know, what I don’t know, and a few big picture items

Previous new voices: Kelly Christopherson, Scott Elias, Jim Forde, Brian Saxton, Chris Hitch, Scott Schwister

Happy reading!

P.S. Dean is profiling some new voices too. Excellent!

Starts With A Bang

Does light itself truly have an infinite lifetime?

In all the Universe, only a few particles are eternally stable. The photon, the quantum of light, has an infinite lifetime. Or does it?

A vintage photograph depicting a chaotic beach landing with soldiers in motion, blurred figures, and smoke clouds across the dune, evoking a sense of urgency and battle.

High Culture

How the “Dune” screenwriters adapted an “unadaptable” book

“Dune: Part One” screenwriter Eric Roth spoke with Big Think about the challenges of bringing Frank Herbert's sci-fi epic to the big screen.

Business

5 essential tools for a first-time CEO

Boardroom veteran David Roche offers key strategies that can lay the groundwork for CEO success.

The Well

What geniuses get wrong about being “smart”

With great genius comes great rigidity. Professor Barabara Oakley on how to stay mentally agile — and get smarter as a result:

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7 min

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Barbara Oakley

Starts With A Bang

No, the expanding Universe doesn’t break the speed of light

Yes, the Universe is expanding, but if you've ever wondered, "How fast is it expanding," the answer isn't in terms of a speed at all.

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