Everyone should read this blog post. Thank you for the “no thank you.” This is one of the more wonderful ways of dealing with the negative viewpoint of teachers currently in existence. I love the way in which you have framed everything as a choice to accept or reject this …
Students should have a say on what PD their teachers receive… I love the way in which you have framed this question to students, as they are the ones who most directly are going to be served by better PD. One thought I have, though, is how we might take this …
I love the way in which you have framed this question to students, as they are the ones who most directly are going…
We need a Brave (New) World: What resonates with me most about this post is when speak about the world being weak: “It is this world that we live in that can be weak. This world that is too afraid to embrace change. This world that is too afraid to …
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 …