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Category Archives: Literacy
Help make sense of this (Updated)
UPDATE 2/12/2013: I’ve had several responses to this post through Twitter and face to face that have used logic to make their point. I totally agree this is nonsense, but I’m looking for written or spoken authority that has clout … … Continue reading
Posted in Change, Education, Inclusion, Literacy, STEM, Student Access, Teacher Access
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“Making Connections With Blogging” Is Published!
Our new book “Making Connections With Blogging” is out. Actually the book has been out for more than a month. The “Making Connections” part of the title is really what is stressed. From the ISTE web site: “Some students find … Continue reading
Leaving Their Mark – Redux, Redux
This is a first I think, a second repost of a post on my blog. I’m doing so because of my appearance on NBC’s Education Nation Teacher Townhall. I talked about things my students have done and an innovative pedagogy, … Continue reading
My Panel @ The New York Times “Schools For Tomorrow” Conference
I’ll be participating in New York Times Schools for Tomorrow Conference next week. From the web site: ” … we’re bringing together 400 of the most influential leaders in teaching, government, philanthropy and industry. The goal: to harness the power … Continue reading
Posted in Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Literacy, Reform, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
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Turning The Corner
I’m told I’m a pretty upbeat person. I usually note the challenge in something and take it on, or deal with it as positively as I can. One of the self imposed challenges I’ve taken on gladly the last few … Continue reading
Posted in 1:1, Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Inclusion, Literacy, Messy Learning, Project Based, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Web 2.0
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My TEDxNYED Talk – Posted
Several weeks ago I had the honor of taking the stage on the 40th floor of 7 World Trade Center in New York to participate in TEDxNYED, ”… an all-day conference focusing on empowering innovation in education, … being held in … Continue reading
Shuttle Launch Experience – What Are The Possibilities For Student Learning?
In my last post I shared that I have this fantastic opportunity to watch the Space Shuttle Endeavour launch from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida next month. One of the ways this new pedagogy changes things is in how … Continue reading
Long Distance Writing Assignments
Last week when I was in New York I managed to send my students a writing assignment. I’ve done this before from China. It is not hard to do, but it’s fun for the students and anything that motivates them … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Literacy
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The Tightwad Tech – The Interview
A few weeks ago, after many attempts trying to find a time we could all make, Mark and Shawn at The Tightwad Tech managed to coral Lisa Parisi and myself across timezones long enough to interview us about how we … Continue reading
Baseline
So a new year is upon us! I have rolled my last class of 4th graders to fifth grade as I usually do. I have 25 students – 19 returners from last year (the others moved) and 6 newbies. We … Continue reading
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