13. What do you hope to see from this last year of the Obama administration? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 13, 2016 My first smartphone was a blackberry. It was the kind with the little trackball in the middle and a physical keyboard that was an absolute joy to type on. …
12. What are three books that defined you? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 12, 2016 There are very few books that I read more than once. Even fewer are the books that I feel compelled to come back to again and again because they feel like home. These books …
11. What is one thing you’d like to stay as it is? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 11, 2016 I once went to a the Denver Zen Center with my wife. We went for an introduction to meditation and to learn by attempting it ourselves. The building was absolutely …
10. What keeps you out of the classroom? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 10, 2016 I loved being the first one to school, arriving in the dark with so much promise still to be explored. I would plan and I would write. I would grade and I would rearrange …
9. What’s the last thing you taught someone outside your family? #lifewidelearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 9, 2016 I am a big fan of unintended lessons. They aren’t quite teachable moments and they certainly weren’t a part of the original plan. The unintentionally learned is perhaps the most powerful …
8. What should you love more, but are exhausted with? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 8, 2016 I used to love innovation. I used to love how we talked about it and how we made it something to strive for in schools and within ourselves. We reinvented and improved upon. …
7. How do you see your dad in who you are and what you do? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 7, 2016 When I asked my father if I could get a hamster, his response was that he needed to “cogitate” about it. He did not need to thinking …
6. What does it mean to be healthy? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 6, 2016 My son, Tobias, is coordinated. He intuitively knows how to throw and catch a ball. He can defend a goal. He can dance. He can run forever (seemingly) and not get tired. He does not eat or …
5. What about your academic journey through college would you change? #LifeWideLearning@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 5, 2016 I knew I wanted to teach English from the time I was in the 8th grade. Reading 1984 one time was enough to make me say, “I want to teach these …
4. What is your fortress of solitude, and how do you know when it’s time to head there? #LifeWideLearning16@bhwilkoff — Zac Chase (@MrChase) January 4, 2016 I used to mow the lawn every week from spring to fall. Only the front or back half, though. The other half was a …