Lots of ideas to ponder in this talk from Seth Godin. My favorite: For me, this prompts a few questions. In what ways do we currently make school more like art, less like work? How can we change and make school more like art and less like work? As educators, do we need to first […]
Should you be remarkable?
This idea from a post (How to be remarkable) on “being remarkable” has been swirling around in my mind for the past few days. Can you ‘leave your mark’ in this life, can you be remarkable, if no one is remarking about you? While it’s important to be remarkable in your own eyes, making a […]
AFT video on PISA – What does it say?
While those wishing to put stock in the rankings of the latest PISA results may claim some bias in this video from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), the arguments reinforce the idea that our public schools are a reflection of our society. Until we (policy makers specifically) more effectively address issues such as poverty […]
Deeper Learning MOOC – January – March 2014
This morning while scanning my RSS feeds I discovered the Deeper Learning MOOC coming this January. I like the way deeper learning is defined: Master core academic content Think critically and solve complex problems Work collaboratively Communicate effectively Learn how to learn (e.g., self-directed learning) Academic mindsets The Deeper Learning MOOC is going to feature […]
Limited vision?
I located this quote/photo on George Couros’s blog, Principal of Change. Over the past few weeks, I’ve had the opportunity to engage with a variety of educators on the topic of teaching and learning with technology. The above quote from Clay Shirky reminded me of the limited view so many educators have of how technology […]
Preparing kids for life after high school. Really?
Why do videos like this one, claiming to prepare our kids for the future, always look like they were created in the 20th century? [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S5WleWAMU5I&w=420&h=315] And this video explaining the common core….there isn’t very much “21st century” in these classrooms, is there? I believe you can absolutely have inquiry without technology, but when you say, […]
Career Paradigms: Boomers and Gen X vs. Gen Y and Gen Z
One of the buzz phrases these days with the arrival of Common Core State Standards (CCSS) is “career readiness.” I don’t think there is any educator that would disagree with the notion that we want to prepare our students to be successful beyond graduation and into college and career. But after watching this talk by […]
Managing Digital Distraction
The graphic below was created in response to some results from a survey we administered last spring connected to our technology initiative, Teaching and Learning 2014. A consistent perception over the past two years of surveys has been that a laptop computer in the hands of a teenager is a digital distraction. This feeling is, […]
Google Drive as cloud storage
We have been using Google Apps for Education in my school district for about five years, under the name Falcon Apps. It has really become a part of the culture throughout the organization and has worked particularly well with our 1:1 laptop/learning initiative TL2014. For the past five years we have provided students with email […]
Using Technology: Wrong and Right (or Play and Think)
I pretty much dislike right/wrong dichotomies (things in life are rarely black and white), but this graphic posted by Bill Ferriter (@plugusin) on Twitter is worth sharing and briefly commenting on. I like the question, “What do you want kids to do with technology?” because the answer will show whether the thinking is stuck in […]
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