Month: <span>December 2007</span>

The First of Many

Well, I have to start off the official Learning is Change blog with something good. I can’t go from Discourse about Discourse, a blog and podcast that were very good to me, to an overly theoretical writing style or business-only approach. That just doesn’t work. I don’t think that way, …

12.19.07

Core 1: Prepare-on: Arrange desks Talk about filter issues. Do any last minute preparation Host the debate. Judge’s Decision Extension: Reflect on your debate. Turn in Thursday. Core 2: Write-on: Where are you at in your social action plan? What are your next steps? Talk about filter issues. What obstacles …

12.18.07

Core 1: Prepare-on: Arrange desks Talk about uStream Do any last minute preparation Host the debate, Stream the Debate. Judge’s Decision Extension: Reflect on your debate. Turn in Thursday. Core 2: Rectify-On: Go into your google docs and make sure that both of your Academy Authentics for this quarter are …

The New Job Description

June 11, 2007 05:02AM   The more that I think about doing something “different” in my classroom, the more that I feel that process should be transparent. Not just for my students and their parents, but also for my administrators. Principals, Assistant Principals, and even Super-Intendants should be aware that …

Digital Sticky Notes

June 05, 2007 03:12AM   Feedback continues to be something that requires a lot of thought to do right. I want to provide my students with as much timely feedback as possible, but I don’t want to have to resort to the methods of printing out blog posts and putting …