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Lead Nobody

Have you ever noticed that something is missing from some leaders? Like followers? How did that happen and how can you avoid falling into that same trap? Leaders who do not Lead Some people are in a predetermined leadership role,… Continue Reading →

Different but not Better

Educators are the nicest people you will ever meet. That makes it extra tough, but at some point “trying #edtech” is not enough. By only trying educational technology educators are not investing enough in the power of the technology and are only… Continue Reading →

Curation of Content

Walking in to Steven Anderson’s session on Curating Content the Right Way I felt okay about the curation of my professional learning. I knew he had a book out on the subject Curate This: The Hands-On, How-To Guide To Content Curation and I was expecting… Continue Reading →

Things Students Already Replaced…

…before their teacher, school, or district did…. Before the district considered BYOD (Bring Your Own Device) students were bringing devices to school. Before the school thought to promote collaboration, students were digitally storing, sharing, and providing feedback on each other’s work. Before the teacher allowed… Continue Reading →

The Forgotten Technology Partner, Home.

As an educator you can count on learning new technologies. But what about as a parent? How do you involve parents in classroom technology? As a parent, what kind of technology partner are you supposed to be? Teachers, Students, and Parents are all… Continue Reading →

Work Around a Clumsy Student Information System, SIS

What is an SIS? Student Information Systems, known as SIS to many in the educational technology circles, have been around for a long time. As a function of that longevity your local SIS: Is a Huge investment. Probably predates interoperability…. Continue Reading →

Judging Teacher Work

There is a certain understood professionalism between educators – or there should be. Judging the quality of a teacher-created contribution is tough, but how does one judge another teacher’s contribution to quality instruction? Before you answer that let’s examine the Educational landscape… Continue Reading →

Career Compacting

When The Great Recession happened, educators experienced a contraction of available teaching positions. Educators were grateful for the work which remained and accomplished the same as if those let go were still present. The same amount of students showed up to be… Continue Reading →

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