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Invite a Skeptic to the Reform Symposium
Jul 18th
Tweet All of this social networking is starting to pay off for everyone! For the past month I have been working with some really amazing educators to put together a free summer conference. I have never met any of these amazing people (Shelly Terrell, Jason Bedell, & Kelly Tenkely), yet this was one of the most successful collaborations
Call to Arms on School Reform
Jul 8th
Tweet I felt so strongly about the topic of this week’s (7/6/10) #edchat that I needed two days to collect my thoughts. This week’s #edchat centered around what we as educators can do to move from discussion of educational reform to action. I have been participating in #edchat since November and this is unequivocally the most important
What Educators Can Learn From Steve Jobs
Jun 3rd
Tweet Apple has been in the news a lot lately. They recently surpassed Microsoft in terms of market cap and became the largest American technology company, they sold two million iPads in two months, they lost a valuable prototype and then kicked in the door of the blogger who reported about it. They’ve declared Flash a dead technology
Pass It On! Some Great Blogs to Take a Look At.
May 20th
Tweet When I started this blog in September I wasn’t sure anyone would read it, so I was thrilled and humbled to be given the Pass It On blog award by Lisa Sanderson. Now it is my turn to pass it on and mention some blogs that I find informative, inspiring or entertaining. The rules of this award: 1– Copy
This Puritanical Double Standard For Teachers is Wrong
Mar 31st
Tweet 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 back the front for me, so here is my two cents. So the way that
More #Edchat Tips: Surviving the Maelstrom
Mar 16th
Tweet 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 click here and check it out). Although the chats themselves are quite stimulating, the more important thing
