Category Archives: Education

A Conversation About “The BluePrint”

Posted on March 18, 2010 by Brian

Massie Ritsch http://twitter.com/ED_Outreach (link to his appearance on The Colbert Report) with the US Department of Education, and a teacher on special assignment named Jose Rodriguez, contacted me through Twitter after I made a few comments about the ESEA “Blueprint” We … Continue reading →

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EduCon 2.2 – Participate In My Conversation

Posted on January 9, 2010 by Brian

I’m thrilled to say that I’ll be attending my first EduCon in a few weeks and I wanted to make attendees both F2F and otherwise aware of what my “Conversation” will be about. My session/conversation is entitled: Elementary School In … Continue reading →

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Blessed, Motivated, Challenged

Posted on November 21, 2009 by Brian

I’ve written several posts about the process of getting back to 1:1 after having to “retire” the 9 year old iBooks my class had been using. Very unexpectedly my school district decided to replace the ones that our new wireless … Continue reading →

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Not there yet, but another step closer

Posted on November 19, 2009 by Brian

We have had 30 laptops now for over a week, but they still haven’t been put on “the network” because they need to be tagged (inventory control) by the school district 1st, and only then can I make an appointment … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving lesson ideas

Posted on November 18, 2009 by Brian

I’m teaching 4th grade this year and so I can’t spend much time teaching about Thanksgiving. At least not as much as I did 2 years ago when I last taught 5th grade. 5th grade studies American history and so … Continue reading →

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Repost: Can You Hear Me? … Can You Hear Me Now?

Posted on November 8, 2009 by Brian

I was recently asked about this post from 2007 about our editing phones, and thought it was time to repost it now: Teaching my students to be CAREFUL proofreaders is always a struggle. Most of my students are second language … Continue reading →

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As many as 1,000 parents, teachers unleash frustration at Palm Beach County School Board meeting

Posted on October 21, 2009 by Brian

Was originally made aware of this by teacher Lee Kolbert over Twitter. She was monitoring the meeting and sending out numerous updates. From the Palm Beach Post: As many as 1,000 parents, teachers unleash frustration at Palm Beach County School … Continue reading →

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My ISTE 2010 Conference Keynote Topic Suggestion: Teacher(s) In The Trenches

Posted on October 17, 2009 by Brian

Teacher(s) In The Trenches What is missing from too many education conferences are examples of teachers who effectively accomplish exactly what the conference is promoting. Teachers and administrators just might connect with a teacher or teachers sharing effective pedagogy using … Continue reading →

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Re-Post – So How Could I Still Teach My Students If School Was Cancelled?

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Brian

NOTE: This is a post from this last spring that seems timely now with schools being closed due to the swine flu. Note that because I have a new group of students, and we have not been able to access … Continue reading →

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Process The Learning

Posted on September 30, 2009 by Brian

I’m sure that you have heard that to integrate technology into your classroom and then continue to do what you have always done, just with technology, is a mistake. It is what has time and again led to failure in … Continue reading →

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