Author Archives: Chris
About Chris
EdTech Swami is the pet project of Christopher Rogers, who is a high school English teacher in central New York. The Swami believes that education is not keeping up with a rapidly changing world, and he hopes to do his small part to change that.Dark Souls Has Me Thinking… About Education
Ok, first thing’s first… I’m a gamer. There, I’ve said it. I’ve had a love affair with video games since the day my dad brought home an Atari 2600. I remember playing Asteroids with my dad, attempting to get the… continue reading »
The Power of People: An RSCON Reflection
Something I often read as a hindrance to culture change in public schools is the isolation of the public school teacher. The idea that schools are filled with disconnected, independent contractors, working alone is a pervasive one. Some of this is self-imposed… continue reading »
The Best Thing I’ve Done Online, Wanna See?
On July 28th at 10:00 am the second iteration of the best thing I have done online will begin. The Reform Symposium began as an offhand comment on Twitter, evolved into a conversation on Google Wave (remember Wave?), then turned… continue reading »
My Rage Against Grading (How Can We Rate What’s Beautiful)
Needing a respite from the relentless grading that occurs at this time of year, I thought I would share something I read this morning with you. After I have finished grading state standardized exams and local benchmark exams I finally… continue reading »
Help Me With My Parent Outreach Program
I need help. I really want to begin a parental outreach program at my school to increase the amount of positive parental involvement. At the moment I feel that parental involvement is merely paid lip service. I don’t want to waste time… continue reading »