Finding EdTech Unicorns is one of my favorite things: I find data ownership (by the learner) to be such a mythical creature in the world of EdTech. The ability to “carry my data with me” in a digital backpack should be what we are developing toward, but instead we keep …
Why Gossip can suck the culture right out of a school: The part of this post that really caught me off guard was this: “A large number of teachers haven’t ever really left school.” I think that this is absolutely true. It is both amazing and difficult to swallow. Gossip …
There really is a difference in the way you approach student access to social media: I really like the way that you have framed this as a case of “modeling” rather than of “gatekeeping.” I don’t see the need for a digital content ‘license to drive’ as much as the …
So, I’m not sure if I am in love with this model or if it is just an idea that I would love to explore if given the chance. The Learing Rhythm: Inspect. Adapt. Iterate. The Learning Rhythm is inspired by the same process the most innovative STEM organizations in …
An amazing piece from a teacher who is trying something new in the classroom and feeling understandable pushback from students and parents: I think this fear is absolutely understandable. You are doing something amazing, and that is scary. My favorite thing that you have done about this fear is face …
A wonderful rebuttal to the Education Week article decrying differentiation: I had similar issues with the Education Week article, and I am so glad that you have framed differentiation as difficult but still worthwhile. I think your list of “maybes” is the most compelling argument for defining differentiation in a …
Very disturbing privacy statements from Edmodo, Schoology, and Coursera: Thank you so much for compiling these three excerpts from the policies of tech companies. I think that most of us are blissfully unaware about these kinds of practices, but I’m not sure that we can use ignorance as an excuse …
An honest reflection on how to build a PLN from scratch from someone who is less than a year in: This is probably one of the best statements made about building a PLN that I have heard in years: “This is perhaps my most important lesson of all: You need …
What a wonderful critique of academia: As someone very much within the K-12 learning landscape, I am struck by just how many people I work with are in the positions they hold by simply being good at “the game of school.” When they have made such wonderful strides at their …
Another collaborative challenge for making and creating the future of teaching and learning: I am really excited about this idea of “Walk my world”, but I am more excited about just how many ways you are modeling for others how to capture their environment and their learning. I am particularly …