Recently I listened to SAMR described in a new way which changed my opinion of its immediate usefulness with educators. When you view popular SAMR graphics you may consider your lesson planning process, how you cannot move all your lessons “up the ladder”… Continue Reading →
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 →
Happy New Year! Sorry, should I whisper? Ready or not, you woke up to a new year today! What are you going to do with it? I am ready to grow this educational blog into the next phase. While I do… Continue Reading →
The TPACK graphic is compelling. The complex relationship between the demands of teaching are well represented. And ideally balanced. The overlapping sweet spots are easily pictured by experienced educators. How I See TPACK The nature of my job is that I… Continue Reading →
Throughout teaching you encounter many versions of things. There are parent/student perceptions, there are versions of assignments for different IEPs, and there is what the lunch room calls meatloaf. But to focus on moving your content from one version to the next… Continue Reading →
I have fond memories of listening to the snowplow rumble by my house around 6:00 AM and fancying I could tell by the sounds it made if school would be cancelled. The seconds it took me to jump from my… Continue Reading →
These are small steps you can take toward authoring your own blog. As in life, you can skip steps, repeat steps, or stay on steps as long as you like. Your 8 Steps to Blogging #edchat Click To Tweet Value… Continue Reading →
This is a version of a Type I & Type II Technologies presentation from 2011, presented at a local educational technology conference. So much has changed since then, but the purposes of technology in the classroom are increasingly important and worthy of… Continue Reading →
How do you teach anything? Teachers and coaches are constantly searching for the most efficient way to teach. Below are some points of conversation from a coach I have always respected. In sports, you teach the key point. The motion that differentiates almost… Continue Reading →
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 →
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