I know that you are tired of my on again off again relationship with Facebook. It must be exhausting to read when I am happy with Facebook and when I am upset. I am sure you are saying to yourself, “Pick a side!” I’d love to. I really would, but there are simply too many …
Buried in this article full of great statics, I found this image: Does this classroom look much different? As a visual learner, I appreciate the graphic, but I am not sure that it looks that much different than the classroom I attended school. For me, that’s disappointing. With the innovation that surrounds us every day, …
I just read Princess Academy, a young adult novel, recommended by one of my youth. As a teacher, I read it through different eyes and I was amazed at the way it described literacy development in a mountain village. The desire and passion in one student then transfered to the rest of the village. Literacy might …
You’re right technology is ruining students: The students threw away their notebooks and started blogs. These blogs became, in essence, open notebooks in which students were willing to learn in public. Students in one class put together a blog that was read by more than 8,000 people around the world. (How many people read your …
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This week, I am teaching a writing course at Oakbrook Prep! Being a teacher without a classroom means that occasionally you get the opportunity to inhabit other classrooms for awhile. This is one of my favorite times because not only does it give me a new perspective, but I get to meet new teachers and new students. I …
It’s always hard for me to begin the conversation about blogging with people. When they ask me what I write about, I have to say, “I write a lot about education and just things that I read that I want to talk about.” It’s not a science. It’s not a formula. It’s just me and …
It’s important that we are growing students who are able to understand and transcend many different literacies at one time. The emphasis on helping students code isn’t necessarily about become programmers, but become fluent: Again, no, the assumption is that there will be better understanding of what code is all about. The idea is not …
