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.This Puritanical Double Standard For Teachers is Wrong
I have been wanting to write about this topic for quite some time but it has always been pushed to the back burner. A number of recent current events and some tweets from members of my PLN have brought it… continue reading »
The Transcript Trap: Your Real ‘Permanent Record’
Every year at about this time I let my school’s guidance councilors come into my ninth grade classrooms to talk with the students about their path toward graduation. The councilors at my school do a great job outlining the graduation… continue reading »
More #Edchat Tips: Surviving the Maelstrom
After reflecting on it for a while, I have come to the conclusion that nothing has has a more profound impact on my development as an educator this year than my participation in #edchat (if you don’t know about #edchat… continue reading »
School of the Future Part 3: Administration
After taking a short hiatus from social networking due to the birth of my daughter (cutie), I return to the school of the future series with a fury. In this post I would like to discuss educational hierarchy in general… continue reading »
School of the Future Part 2: Infrastructure
The way I see things, in the school of the future there will either be a building where everyone meets to engage in learning, or there won’t be. Let’s look at both possible scenarios. Scenario 1: A building. A far… continue reading »
School of the Future Series: In Defense of Daydreaming
After generating a little interest in this series and a some scorn, I need to answer one question for myself before I continue this fantasy. That question is, why waste your time daydreaming about the future when the present state… continue reading »