The cognitive load of a teacher is extremely high: I love it when folks bring together disparate points from seemingly unconnected sources, as you have here. I think your comments about cognitive load are apt, as some research says that teachers are making up to 1500 decisions in a single day …
This is what a great PD day at a school looks like: The power of connecting and learning together never ceases to amaze me. I am so glad that you recognized it in the moment and even took a moment to capture some of the collaboration as it was happening …
It is so wonderful to see how an every day assignment can affect a student’s life and their understanding of themselves: Thank you so much for writing about this assignment and your approach to it. I think you are absolutely right about how much writing and talking there is to …
I like the concept of the Teacher TwitterBrain, a lot: I think there are likely two components as to why this ended up working the way it did: 1. You have created a community as your audience. The people reading your blog or following you on twitter, genuinely care about …
What kind of learning can happen in an “open space”? I found the comparison of home and learning spaces to be quite compelling. While I would never advocate that we treat schools like home in their entirety, I do think there is a lot of value in seeing just how …
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 …
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 …