Cross-posted from Balanced Filtering in Schools. eSchoolNews’ August 17, 2011 article, “ACLU sues Missouri school district over internet filtering,” provides details about a new lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union against the Camdenton R-III School District in central Missouri. The lawsuit is part of the ACLU’s “Don’t Filter Me” campaign. Camdenton Schools are
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Research Papers vs Blogs: Defending “Antiquated” Teaching from 21st Century Education Reform This is a great, reflective post from a university professor on how high stakes testing continues to damage students, our educational systems, and student capacities to effectively write at “college level.” The last two paragraphs summarize: First, college professors like myself should realize
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These are my notes from Kevin Honeycutt‘s keynote address, “Trends, Tools & Tactics for 21st Century Learning,” at the 14th Annual August Institute, “Technology Runs Through It” conference at the University of Montana in Missoula. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Kevin’s website is kevinhoneycutt.org Opening comments from Nancy Marks, conference organizer: -
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These are the presentation slides I’ll be using in Monday’s presentation, “Smart Networks,” at the the 14th Annual August Institute, “Technology Runs Through It” conference at the University of Montana in Missoula. The official conference “blurb” for this session is: Strategies to support a web-based learning environment such as filtering, infrastructure, bandwidth and safety issues.
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These are my notes from Jason Neiffer’s presentation, “Online Learning with Montana Digital Academy” at at the 2011 Educational Technology Conference, “Building Human Connections in a Digital World.” MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. An audio podcast version of this preso is also available! www.neiffer.com blog: www.techsavvyteacher.com twitter: @montdigacad and @TechSavvyTech (shared with
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Cross-posted from Balanced Filtering in Schools. Today at the “Building Human Connections in a Digital World” Educational Technology Conference in Missoula, Montana, I attended Terrisa Metzler’s presentation “Balancing Learning and Security in a Web 2.0 World.” I am very interested in the topics of this presentation because of the Balanced Filtering in Schools project (balancediltering.org),
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These are my notes from Tom Vander Ark‘s keynote presentation at the Oklahoma State Department of Education Innovations 2011 Conference in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma on July 8, 2011. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Tom’s blog is www.edreformer.com. Tom started by joking he’s here with a contingent from Seattle looking for something they
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How are you encouraging students as well as teachers to regularly develop problem solving skills, creativity, and computational thinking skills? Scratch software from MIT should play a significant part in your answer to this question. This Friday, July 8, 2011, I’ll be sharing three presentations at the Innovations 2011 Conference in Oklahoma City sponsored by
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These are my notes from Steven Covey‘s keynote address at the ISTE Conference in Philadelphia on June 28, 2011. Steven presented over a videoconference connection. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. Leadership is a choice, not a position – I define leadership differently than most people Today I want to discuss leading your
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These are my notes from Chris Lehmann‘s closing keynote, “Unlocking Potential,” at ISTE 2011. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. An audio podcast of this session is available, preceeded by an incredible poetry jam by Chris’ SLA students. in the end we are talking about agency – the ability to own your ideas
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Equipped as a storychaser with my iPad2, a $60 iRig mic, and the help of friends (as well as some bystanders) willing to be short-term videographers, I’ve recorded a series of interviews this week here in Philadelphia for the 2011 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. This fifth episode (and my last one
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Equipped as a storychaser with my iPad2, a $60 iRig mic, and the help of friends (as well as some bystanders) willing to be short-term videographers, I’ve recorded a series of interviews this week here in Philadelphia for the 2011 International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) conference. This third episode is an interview with
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I shared a three hour workshop for 46 Texas principals this morning at the 2011 Texas Elementary Principals & Supervisors Association Summer Conference in Austin, Texas. This face-to-face, hands-on workshop was the capstone learning event for the TEPSA eAcademy (Cohort 1) for administrators. Each administrator received an iPad at the start of the eAcademy and
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Today I’m in White Oak ISD, Texas, just outside Longview sharing two presentations with educators at the TCEA Area 7 Summer Conference. My opening keynote, “Leading Schools with Digital Vision in a Bubblesheet World,” is a longer version of yesterday’s presentation in Houston and includes two additional videos. Links and my presentation slides (2.6 MB
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The four images below are the result of brainstorming during a breakout session I attended today at the Oklahoma Governor’s Council for Workforce & Economic Development meeting at OSU-OKC. Among other things, participants discussed the need to connect industry certifications and K12 education, the importance of educating students about different workforce sector/track employment options, and
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These are my notes from the Governor’s Council for Workforce & Economic Development meeting at OSU-OKC on June 3, 2011. MY THOUGHTS AND COMMENTS ARE IN ALL CAPS. I arrived late to the meeting near the end of comments by Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin. Comment from Mary Fallin: Maybe this needs to be part of
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Nebraska Loves Our Public Schools (nelovesps.org) is a project of The Sherwood Foundation, which: …has embarked on a campaign designed to instill pride in Nebraska public schools among various constituents. From parents to lawmakers, taxpayers to those considering a move to the state. We want everyone to know about the good work taking place throughout
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This podcast includes a twenty-three minute excerpt of the Studio46 Podcast from May 13, 2011, published by the Edmond Sun newspaper and Oklahoma Christian University. Dr. Brian Bush, Executive Director of Oklahoma Christian’s Academy of Leadership & Liberty in Edmond, is the host of the Studio46 podcast and interviewed Wesley Fryer for the final portion
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Podcast379: Discussing Education Reform & High Stakes Testing in Oklahoma on the Studio46 Podcast [ 30:19 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download (1992)
There is a growing “digital participation gap” between young people in our schools and communities today. This gap is caused by many things, but IGNORANCE and FEAR continue to be significant reasons many parents, teachers, principals, superintendents, and others involved in education shy away from conversations about digital media and social networking both inside and
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The following 54 second video is not only an effective marketing message for the July 30th “Save our Schools” march in our nation’s capitol, it’s also a poignant reminder that as citizens we need to stand up and take action on behalf of students as well as teachers in our public schools. Here’s to the
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