It’s hard to imagine a creation rich classroom with the air if standardization that has engulfed our schools; and yet, many teachers and administrators are opening their eyes and classrooms to the wealth of information that is available on the web. They use Google, social media, and other online places to intake great amounts of …
If you had been in my classroom, you would have seen students teaching me, especially in my technology class. My students taught each other and taught me to explore and to never give up. We were co-learners. They were active participants in forming the curriculum determining what we studied and I expected that they used …
If you haven’t ever worked with middle schoolers, then you have never experienced the way that they see what will be. Of course, this isn’t a problem. It’s a huge opportunity. There is that 12 year old that is imagining what we can’t. Another that is combining elements into something new we should have seen, …
Companies who aren’t integrating with other industries can’t innovate. Innovation and technology are dependent on the ability to connect to other industries. In the world of teaching and affiliate marketing, there is an emphasis to specialize, to find your niche, to teach and market through standardization. Although it’s true that you have to find the …
I was never a teacher who covered up the classroom when we had a test. I wanted students to get used to analyzing the context of the classroom. I wanted to provide materials in the classroom that would be constant reference sources, so if a student found an answer to the test from the classroom, …
When I first joined the affiliate marketing world, Linkshare was my first attempt to dive in, but honestly I was overwhelmed. I didn’t know which the programs were worth applying to and I didn’t know how many to apply to. Was there a limit? How did you get approved? What did they look for in …
It’s in these times with a New Year around the corner and reflection creeping in that you need to find people who are with you. People who see what you see. For me, that means I needed to find another teacher marketer. I did! How about joining us (that’s right, I’m not just a lone …
It’s interesting to me that whenever someone finds you are a teacher, the first question is, “Oh what do you teach?” That always rubbed me the wrong way. It’s not what I teach, it’s who. There’s no one answer to the question what do I teach. Sometimes I teach interpersonal relationship skills. Sometimes I teach …
When I was in the final negotiations of my previous teaching position, I asked if there was a possibility to coach and was a possibility to work as a reading coach. Both of these requests would add hours of planning and bus riding. Both of these requests would decrease the amount of sleep I would …
As I was listening to NPR yesterday, I was struck by their analysis of the occupy movement. They commented, quite surprised themselves, that the occupy movement is already more creative and popular than many other social movements In asking why, they actually provided important marketing advice for new affiliates. The occupy organizers thought through their …
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