Make School Different: Digital leadership & Transformation
I recently revisited a video I originally viewed well over a year ago. I highly recommend it as it presents ideas relevant to schools as we think about new media and shifting paradigms of communication. In this post, I'd like to share the video as … [Continue reading]
The language of 21st century skills has become so pervasive it has lost meaning - words such as communication, collaboration, problem solving, etc. Stephen Downes posted thoughts on new language - language that he says "reflect(s) the times and not … [Continue reading]
If you're in education, you probably have just winced at the title of this post. That's because most education cultures don't engage in dissent very well. And maybe that's part of our problem. If we are constantly spending time "covering up" the … [Continue reading]
My district is in the early stages of examining virtual learning. The primary objective, at the moment, seems to be to create our own virtual school in order to "bring back" students who have left the district to enroll in cyber charter schools. … [Continue reading]
I loved watching this video on how powerful learning can be when it involves game thinking. As I was watching, I kept thinking, "We are the problem. It is our 'adult' mindset that needs to change." In fact, most "adults" watching this would probably … [Continue reading]
There are all kinds of variations on "learning with technology." These variations span the continuum from traditional classroom to 100% online learning. The problem I see with online learning as is most common in cyber schools is that it is nothing … [Continue reading]
I read an excellent post on How To Create A Culture of Greatness from author Jon Gordon. I particularly liked how he emphasizes that shaping a great organization starts with the leader, no one else. "A culture of greatness creates an expectation … [Continue reading]
Some of our middle school math students have been using a site called Mangahigh. As I observed last week, it seemed as if the students were highly engaged, learning math concepts in a game format. They weren't just playing against themselves, or … [Continue reading]
I ask this question after reading Jacob Gorban's recent Lifehacker post, "Why Your Schedule Should Have a Weekly Appointment Dedicated to "Thinking Time." Education seems to be an inherently non-reflective profession. Personally, reflection is like … [Continue reading]
This blog post was originally posted by me on the TL2014.org site, but I think it is relevant conversation for WorkingAtTheEdge.org. In 2008, a study was released by the MacArthur Foundation exploring the uses of digital media by youth. The study, … [Continue reading]