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At the time of year when our thoughts turn to “next year,” it is important to agree everyone needs to acknowledge who the customer of education is. But it is not easy to identify who everyone thinks that customer should be. Who is… Continue Reading →
Are you still in school? An innocent question this morning via Twitter flitted between two folks I follow: That is quite the question isn’t it? My son might ask his cousin living up north that question. Instead of teasingly laced with… Continue Reading →
Blended Learning is one of the more nebulous educational terms lately. It ranks up there with “disruptive” and “innovative” and if completing an EDU BINGO card is not what you are in the field of education for… You require some solid advice… Continue Reading →
5/11 #BFC530 led me to a question – why don’t we teach like it is the end of the year all year-long? We are trying to keep the attention of students, want to try out potentially more engaging practices, and… Continue Reading →
There is a reason that when an administrator really wants to know how something works in a classroom they focus on teachers. Look at the spectrum of the educational professionals in differing roles at this time; classroom teachers are really… Continue Reading →
How’s that Paperless Classroom Coming Along? I kid, I kid. But seriously, how did I know? Every teacher with – piles of paper, paper cuts to spare, and a need to find that one paper that student swears she turned… Continue Reading →
Spring is hope. And I knew to start hoping when I saw the first boy come into class with a see-to-the-skull haircut. I loved watching my students whittle down the “number of Mondays” or “number of spelling tests” to something… Continue Reading →
Blogging? How does it Relate to Teaching and Learning? Discussions @gcouros posted earlier this week The Power of a Good Lecture where he challenged the notion that ‘the person talking is doing all the learning.’ I happen to agree with him, allow me… Continue Reading →
It was 2 1/2 weeks since my previous post when I accepted the #AprilBlogaDay challenge. I needed a jump-start. What did I get? Reviewing my 30 tweets in 30 days, here is what I concentrated on… Authentic Topics I started… Continue Reading →
There is enough room in public K12 education for just about every type of teacher. In fact, one of K12’s strengths is that we offer the public a variety of teachers, learning environments, and differing ways to experience knowledge. So… Continue Reading →
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