Category: schoolreform
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Amazed by international connections
In my recent presentations and workshops for teachers and librarians titled, “A Summer Of Professional Learning Choices for Educators! Where Should I Start?” I have enjoyed introducing teachers to the Classroom 2.0 learning network. Visit Classroom 2.0 With over 8000 current members as of this writing, Classroom 2.0 is a fantastic place for teachers to…
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NECC button winner: “Here for the learning revolution!”
Dr. Scott Mcleod (over at Dangerously Irrelevant) and I have selected a winner for the button contest Scott announced back in April. That button and contest idea was inspired by my April 16th post and book title claim, “Here For The Learning Revolution.” The winning design was created by Bill Moseley: If you visit Bill’s…
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Great teacher interview questions
If you are a principal, teacher or other school employee involved in conducting teacher interviews, be sure to check out David Warlick’s latest podcast for Connect Learning, “Episode 98 — More Conversation with Chris Lehmann.” Chris is the principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia. SLA is an exemplary school for many reasons, but…
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Looking beyond coercion, tests and seat time
One of the paradoxical results of our politically-imposed focus on high stakes accountability and test scores in U.S. K-12 public schools is that many teachers and students have their eyes on minimum standards rather than exceptionally high expectations for each student’s learning and growth. Arnold Toynbee’s quotation of the day from my iGoogle portal resonates…
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Talkin’ bout the revolution…
I’m sharing the keynote address tomorrow morning here in Richardson, Texas, for Education Service Center Region 10’s 14th Annual Technology Planning Conference. The theme this year is “Assessment for a Web 2.0 World.” I shared a keynote here two years ago titled “The Vocabulary of 21st Century Learning.” It would be interesting to compare my…
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Speak out and share your vision for education reform
Christy Tvarok, in her post “Make Noise, Make Change,” encourages teachers around the United States to share their vision for educational change in our nation, particularly as it relates to digital literacy and technology integration. She is going to mail the aggregated responses directly to the current US candidates for President. Please add your perspectives…
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Continuing dialog about creativity in schools, student technology skills and content filtering
I posted the following as a response to Corey White’s comment on my February post, “Advocating for differentiated content filtering.” This was a lengthy comment, and seemed to justify its own post. Hopefully my tone here is not too confrontational. Corey: Like many in IT in our schools, your comment reflects an assumption that part…
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Digital Storytelling as THE Disruptive Change Agent for the 21st Century Learning Revolution
I’ve added a new session entitled “Digital Storytelling as THE Disruptive Change Agent for the 21st Century Learning Revolution” to the EduBloggerCon San Antonio 2008 Session Offers wiki page. The description I suggested is: The digital connections now possible via blogging and other social networking technologies are phenomenal and potentially transforming for educators around the…
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NECC 2008 Button Contest: The Learning Revolution
Scott McLeod has announced an official contest to develop a logo for the phrase, “I’m here for the learning revolution.” Scott’s idea for these buttons in advance of NECC 2008 and this contest was a motivator for my post last week about wanting to write a book with this title. Scott’s center (CASTLE) is paying…
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Death threats for test scores
Kim Caise drew my attention this evening to the March 26, 2008 article in a San Antonio-based newspaper “Teachers say principal threatened to kill them if TAKS test scores didn’t improve.” Incredibly, the principal was apparently not kidding in issuing this death threat to his teachers. According to the article: Anita White, who taught at…