Category: schoolreform
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Online Learning with Montana Digital Academy #blackfootETC
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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Nebraska Science Teachers Model “Go Outside” Best Practices with Students
As the US Fish and Wildlife Service’s project, “Go Outside!” exhorts us, we need to get outside and get our students outside in natural environments to learn REAL science as well as develop an environmental ethic as stewards of our world. Nebraska Loves Public Schools, one of my favorite digital storytelling and educational advocacy programs…
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The Pivot to Personal Digital Learning by Tom Vander Ark #innov8
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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Unlocking Potential by Chris Lehmann #iste11 (notes & audio podcast) @chrislehmann
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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iPads and Technology Integration for School Principals #tepsa11
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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Brainstorming Ideas to Improve Industry and K12 School Connections in Oklahoma #workforceok
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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Educational Pipeline Challenges in Oklahoma #workforceok
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: Educational Advocacy We Need!
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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Podcast379: Discussing Education Reform & High Stakes Testing in Oklahoma on the Studio46 Podcast
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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How are you addressing the digital participation gap? #newlearningculture
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…