When is Substitution the right choice for teachers (in the SAMR model): I struggle with this idea and I go back and forth on the merits of substitution. You have made the case for it, and I think it holds. And yet, the point of looking beyond substitution is so …
A wonderful story of leadership and advocating for teachers: This paragraph is an amazing example of how the classroom can change in subtle ways and have a transformational impact upon students: “When I walk into a classroom and the teacher has a ‘mystery bag” on the counter and is using …
Sometimes we can simply look outside our windows and be inspired to take part in a collaborative learning experience. I really like the way in which you have woven in the connectedness of hashtags and online communities into the connectedness of being a part of the same climate. Your imagery …
Because these comments were left on Medium (a platform that lets you comment by paragraph rather than whole post), the context for them may be a little hard to follow. However, this is an important article about the gender politics of programming. This “beginner” part is really tough. It is …
Sometimes Differentiation isn’t the right word for what is going on in an innovative classroom: Whenever I do a sessions on “Personalization”, I tend to ask folks what the difference between Personalizing FOR students and Personalizing BY students. I believe that this is the heart of why Genius Hour is …
We don’t all blog and tweet for the same reason, and I think that is okay. I blog and tweet mostly for myself. I do these things to reflect upon my learning and to create a community of those who are interested in learning along with me. While I really …
An wonderful global project in a High School science classroom: This is a wonderful project, and I am so glad that you have outlined just how it has worked within your classroom so that others may follow in your footsteps. However, I take issue with this statement: “But for now, the …
Keep doing great things. Keep telling kids that they matter and that they are smart enough. Keep giving them opportunities to show what they know and can do: Thank you for sharing this story and for showing that there are ways of debunking the narrative of “not smart enough” that many …
Many stories of what is happening in PARCC states: The way in which you have aggregated all of these comments is really quite compelling as a way of framing your argument. It is pretty clear that your testimony resonated with others. The part that I would like to focus on, …
Many stories of what is happening in PARCC states: The way in which you have aggregated all of these comments is really quite compelling as a way of framing your argument. It is pretty clear that your testimony resonated with others. The part that I would like to focus on, …