Books
Ok, I've been doing a lot of reading lately in the academic area. Here are some of my curated book collections. I have organized them on Goodreads.com since…
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Towards an Empowering Education
How do we decide what works in schools? What right combination of factors must come together to have successful learning? The question I keep asking myself…
Classroom Tech and Engagement
In the 2016 article, Are Classrooms becoming too dependent on technology? , the following questions are asked:
Yikes, Watch Out for Chrome Browser Data Leaks privacy
Over the last half year or so, I've continued my search for a more secure browser. Some of the browsers that serve as excellent alternatives to Google…
MyNotes: Leading High-Performance School Systems Part 4
This blog entry continues the sharing of my notes and takeaways from Marc Tucker's book, Leading High Performance School Systems
MyNotes: Leading High-Performance School Systems Part 3
This blog entry continues the sharing of my notes and takeaways from Marc Tucker's book, Leading High Performance School Systems
MyNotes: Leading High-Performance School Systems Part 2
Continuing my notes and takeaways from Marc Tucker's book, Leading High Performance School Systems. I have to admit
Sacred Cows on Vacation
How are you creating micro moments of success for the people you serve? Over the last few weeks, I've been pondering how technology fits into teaching and learning. Why? I hadn't d
MyNotes: Leading High-Performance School Systems
This headline from the Wall Street Journal is brutal. What's the headline?
Using Wakelet for Checks for Understanding
Last week, while completely revising one of my workshops for a conference, I had a brainst
MyNotes: Instructional Coaching for Implementing Visible Learning
There have been some great resources shared about the topic of instructional coaching. As a way of career advancement, educators seek out these roles. Those in professional instruc
Classroom Discussion - Sparking Learner Curiosity 3
Michelle Lucas has great ideas about Sparking Student Curiosity. This blog entry continues my
TRTW - Talk Read Write Talk
"I'm going to a workshop on Talk, Read Talk, Write ...heard of that strategy?" asked a teacher I was trying to setup a meeting with. "No, I haven't, but it…
Failure to Erase
One challenge that school districts have can be erasing hard drives that contain sensitive information. Consider the case of this school district featured…
Stop Doing Lists
"The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say 'no' to almost everything," says Warren Buffett. The truth is, teachers lack
In Memoriam: Dr. Dawn K. Wilson
At the start of a meeting yesterday at work, a private message arrived from dear friend, Dr. Katie Alaniz at Houston Baptist University. The message sent me into a bit of retrospec
Reframing Questions - Sparking Learner Curiosity 2
As I mentioned yesterday, Michelle Lucas has some awesome ideas about Sparking Student Curiosity. Th
Innovation: Change That Adds Value
What a delight to see Grant Lichtman's response, By Definition, Better Learning Is "Innovation," to my
Think Puzzle Explore - Sparking Learner Curiosity 1
How fascinating to read Michelle Lucas' article on sparking student curiosity. She shares this true observation: There are countless articles about the need to develop ‘lifelong
Responses to Banning Technology
My blog post on Banning Technology has certainly kicked up some fascinating responses (read the EdTech Heresies). Aaron Davis' impression is spot on:
Doublethink in Today's Classrooms: Blended Learning (Updated)
Are we engaged in Orwellian doublethink in schools today? We may be when we imagine that pushing the use of ineffective instructional strategies into schools will improve students'
Mea Culpa: My Reading List & Statement of Intent edtech
I have a story to share with you that I'm not proud of. It may help some of you understand my series of EdTech Heresies blo
Value Added Innovation (Updated)
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Comment Hoist: The Naked EdTech
"I have observed first hand the time gobbling activities to which Dr. Schmoker refers," says commenter James Willison. In the spirit of celebrating blog comments, and James' observ