At the AASA national conference about a month ago we used the following content in a slide . . . the WBWs refer to our use of a Weight Bearing Walls Metaphor. Like if you take out a WBW, the roof comes crashing down.

The Bad News is that you can’t tiptoe, walk gingerly, or even waltz into MCL

All Industrial Age WBWs are required to make our assembly line system work . .

. . . just as All Information Age WBWs are required to make Mass Customized Learning work

When the Paradigm changes, the parts too change

1911 Stanley Steamer parts don’t fit 2011 Corvettes

MCL must be “Readied for Rollout” much as the first iPhone and the first iPad were!

Now that may be a bit overstated but it is quite accurate. BUT, there are some things individuals, teams, or schools might do to get ready for the real thing. We can discuss a few things that a high school team from Sycamore, IL is doing when we talk Monday.