A Portal. A One Stop Shop. A Digital Door. These are the things we dream of when we are at our most optimistic. We see a student, teacher, or administrator going to a single online location to get data or to make decisions about schedules. We see them grabbing content …
We are prepared for the future by what currently surrounds us. If what surrounds us is upheaval and chaos, low expectations and mistrust, then our future will be built upon that. But, if what surrounds us is calm within a storm, unwavering support, and high expectations for what is possible, then the future will …
Most of the time when we talk about inclusion, we are talking about students with special and specific needs. We are referring to the ability for our classrooms to accomodate the wide array of possibilities that children with Special Education designations both require and deserve. It is good and powerful …
Seeing the Difference between Tech Training and Professional Development
We should notice the difference between technology training and professional development and explore ways in which we can make this difference known to others. Reflective Practice Vlogging Community: https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/116395158372553895482 Powered by WPeMatico
I don’t think it is overstating it to say that we don’t always speak the same language in Education. Aside from the more literal language barriers, the barrier of multiple definitions for critical problems holds us back from ever solving them. If we believe that teaching and learning is a craft …
The origin story is essential. It both defines us and sets our biases. And, the more that we understand our origins, the more we can move on from what made us to what we can make together. I am impressed whenever I see a well articulated origin story. One that …
Ben Wilkoff hung out with 1 person.Kevin Honeycutt
Joe Dillon really got me started thinking about the constants and variables within schools and other institutions of learning. It made me think that we should take the constants off the table and stop worrying about them and start focusing only on the variables, in this case the Learning.
Original Video from Joe Dillon: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPLPxi__ms8
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Choice is the true trump card that parents have to play in educating their children. Many parents agonize over their school choices and advocate for specific options to become their chosen reality. There is passion behind these choices and fervor in their rhetoric. But, vocal support of choice doesn’t look like …