John Paul Vornle Library Centers

Friday, July 22, 2016

Create your Digital Library With Notes (DLWN) and add that list of recommended books to your Digital Portfolio (a Free Website Project)

John Vornle shared a list of RECOMMENDED BOOKS with NOTES. This is a Digital Library With Notes (DLWN).
You can create your own "annotated list of good books."

Studetns who have a digital portfolio (a free website where they show their academic work) can have a page with five or ten books that the students recommend. James Clear has done a remarkable job of inspiring people to read more.
JamesClear.com
James Clear has over 100,000 subscribers to his email newsletter.
Here's what one of his "best ten books" lists looks like:

Look at his thoughtful and careful design in his website and the various lists:

The link to Amazon allows you to click on the image and go into the book...
For example: CLICK HERE
You will find this excerpt from the book.

James Clear could go one step farther:
Tell us WHY?, SUMMARY, and WHERE?
Why should we read this book?
What is the book about? **Summary**
WHERE can I get a sample or an excerpt?

Example
The Big Picture: Education is Everybody's Business
Littky, Dennis with Samantha Grabelle (2004)
WHY? Littky was the guy brought into Rhode Island by Commissioner of Education Peter McWalter to create a school with projects and mentors. MetCenter.org is worth visiting.
Summary: This book has a string of inspiring quotes, a list of good books (what's on the shelf of Dennis Littky?)
WHAT's NEXT? Go to LeavingToLearn.org
search "TEDx NYED Dennis Littky" to get a 2010 lecture about College Unbound
WHERE? Get an excerpt TinyURL.com/LittkyChapter1 and TinyURL.com/LittkyChapter4. You can get the book in Spanish by going to TransformTeaching.org and search "Leaving to Learn Spanish 10 Expectations" and a list of 10 questions at TinyURL.com/10ExpectationsSpanish
Now, do you have a good idea about why you should read the book? It's a bit more work than making a list of 10 good books.

You can learn more about the Free Website Project at FreeWebsitveProject.blogspot.com

Sunday, May 17, 2015

Get the list of books that John Vornle shared with his colleagues

A message to educators...

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8ElHiVG6_jaX1NnTG9qWWp1VHJEOS1rQXVIcDlqNkpjb09z/view?usp=sharing

www.TinyURL.com/JohnVornleList

www.TinyURL.com/JPVlist

John Vornle came up with a remarkable concept. ... create a list of books and share it. It will be a "Mindset" that he can compare to others. If people have read the same books, they can at least start talking with greater depth than simply lecturing at each other about ideas that only one side has examined.

Vornle made a big effort. I wonder if the educators who read this post can add to his work or create a parallel list of books for education. At the very least, we would highlight for each other some books that have influenced each of us and we might grow stronger in our alliances with each other.

I move forward with the understanding that I at least knew something about Vygotsky (which I came closer to understanding and using because of Mario Llorente).

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us: Daniel ...

www.amazon.com/Drive...Motivates/dp/1594484805

Amazon.com, Inc.

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us [Daniel H. Pink] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The New York Times bestseller that ...

I mentioned to Matt Blazek one time that I was impressed with Dan Pink's DRIVE which claims that motivation is supported by "Mastery, Purpose and Autonomy" and you, Matt, replied, "Oh, that's xxxxx and that concept has been around since the 1980s" (something like that). A concept that I learned from Dan Pink was already in your head.

We can each add our list to the John Vornle Library and make it a list of summaries about education. The blogpost can be added to in two ways... (a) send me the item and I'll insert it in the blog post. or (b) make a comment at the bottom of the blog and I can eventually add the comment into the blogpost.

Steve McCrea SteveEnglishTeacher@gmail.com

(954) 646 8246

As Zig Ziglar says "You can have everything you want in life if you'll just help enough other people get what they want."

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https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B8ElHiVG6_jaX1NnTG9qWWp1VHJEOS1rQXVIcDlqNkpjb09z/view?usp=sharing John vornle came up with a remarkable idea.... simple, too. (a) make a list of books that "matter" and (b) share the list with friends and future colleagues. He called it "Compare Mindsets" and "Mindset Compare." Have fun looking at the list and send me your suggestions for books to add to the list. I'm working with some teachers to create an "education section" to Vornle's list. The challenge by Vornle is "Tell me about an important idea that you learned and share with me something about the book or magazine where you got the idea." You can find this list at www.TinyURL.com/jpvlist ... the Library blog is at www.JPVlibrary.blogspot.com

"Tell me about an important idea that you learned and share with me something about the book or magazine where you got the idea." You can find this list at www.TinyURL.com/jpvlist ... the Library blog is at www.JPVlibrary.blogspot.com

Saturday, September 13, 2014

John Vornle continues to inspire us

On the anniversary week of the memorial service of John Paul Vornle's passing, let's look at some items that inspired John.

JohnCorlette.com

SpacePathAhead.com
See also John's talks about Space

The observations of Richard E. Clarke (a professor at USC)

JPV was an armchair educator and knew the importance of talking about the process of learning. He found Richard Clark's points helpful.

Here's my recollection of a talk that I had with John about the value of an extension cord ... especially at an airport. The Metaphor of the electric extension cord.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHFTfbrbj8k

See more at youtube.com/johnvornlememories

Kurt Wagner remembers John

Click here to get the link to my recollection of the Electric Cord

Saturday, June 21, 2014

List of JPV Library Centers

JPVLC 00001 Mario Llorente's home

JPVLC 00002 Steve McCrea's home

You can apply to host a John Paul Vornle Library in your home or office. Please write to VisualAndActive@gmail.com (954) 646 8246

Duties
a) Post a link to www.TinyURL.com/johnpaulvornlelibrary
b) Keep the list of books on a digital media for sharing, such as a pen flash drive for USB connection
c) Print a copy of the list and kee that printout in a binder (preferably a three-ring binder or the European model of two-ring binders, which John often used)
d)

Introduction: please subscribe and consider becoming a host for a JPV Library

The John Paul Vornle Library system and chain of Centers was announced on 21 June 2014 in a blog entry HERE

SpacePathAhead.com

You are invited to subscribe to this blog, the John Paul Vornle Library blog, for updates about the books and when projects are available.

You can learn about the life and accomplishments of John Paul Vornle
Facebook page

SpacePathAhead.com

Yes, you will be able to earn a Certificate to demonstrate your understanding of key concepts that John P. Vornle championed during his life. His writings will be made available but at this time you can start by reading the books that he recommended.

That list: TinyURL.com/JPVList

This blog will be the host of
-- discussions about JPV's list
-- commentaries about the books on the list
-- additional recommendations by fans of JPV

and it will be a special place to announce the opening of additional JPV Library Centers around the world.

You can go to the LIST OF CENTERS and apply to open and host a center.

John Paul Vornle Library Centers
+1 (954) 646 8246 Information Hotline
VisualAndActive@gmail.com administrative email

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