Category: schoolreform
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Great School 2.0 thoughts from Will, Chris and Steve
Earlier today I listened to the great WOW2 podcast from January 23, 2007 with from Will Richardson, Steve Hargadon, and Chris Lehmann, and jotted down a few notes. They had a great discussion about redesigning schools and this idea of “school 2.0” that I’ve been thinking and speaking about a bit lately. Of course there…
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School without Google?
I’ve posted some new thoughts to the TechLearning blog in a post titled, “School without Google?” Technorati Tags: digitaldivide, digitalnatives, education, google
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More than the 3 R’s?
This sign caught my eye this morning as I was visiting an Oklahoma university: I am not posting this photo and commenting on it to put down or slight this university or department in any way. What I am writing here is not directly critical of them, their faculty or their learning environment. My reflections…
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Kudos to Brian Crosby and his 4th graders!
I’ve written a new post on the Infinite Thinking Machine titled “Inclusion via Skype” that applauds the great work Brian Crosby and his 4th graders in Reno, Nevada are doing with Skype to open doors of learning for a homebound student. Way to go 4th graders and Mr. Crosby! Technorati Tags: education, skype, videoconferencing
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Rigor and testing in higher education praised in Texas
There isn’t much to be enthused about in Sunday’s report from Austin on Texas governor Rick Perry’s proposals to further regulate higher education. According to the article, “Perry’s higher education plan praised: A senior federal official calls governor’s plan for more aid, incentives and accountability ‘a bold step,” academic “rigor” is again being held up…
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Consider the way of the educational coyote
If you are looking for a challenging and fascinating take on disruptive pedagogical approaches to learning, read Eric Hoefler’s post from yesterday, “Coyote Teaching.” My favorite paragraphs are: Tricksters are understood to be powerful creative forces, and creativity is both necessary and dangerous. It is the trickster figure who brings fire to the people, but…
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Criticizing policies not people
I think there is a fine line to walk when criticizing a government policy, like the NCLB law or the war in Iraq. The line is crossed, intentionally or unintentionally, when criticism for the policy is interpreted as a criticism of the people tasked to carry out that policy. For those criticizing current U.S. war…
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Failure, mistakes and NCLB
It is a tragedy the message many students receive in our schools today louder than all others is, “We have zero tolerance for mistakes or failure.” The creative process is all about being willing to take risks, fail, and learn from those mistakes as we try again. I am not saying we should celebrate failure,…
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Passionate Champions, Innovation and Multidisciplinary Teams
At the recommendation of Tim Wilson, I listened today to a podcast of the ITConversations interview with Curt Carlson, President and CEO of SRI International. The podcast runs 25 minutes. Carlson’s 2006 book (written with William Wilmot) was “Innovation: The Five Disciplines for Creating What Customers Want,” and in the podcast Carlson discusses several key…
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Podcast124: The Millennials in our Classrooms (David Warlick)
This podcast is a recording of the keynote address shared by David Warlick at the TEC-SIG luncheon held on February 7, 2007 at the Texas Computer Education Association’s annual conference in Austin, Texas. David exhorts educators, parents, and leaders to learn from our children and the ways they are natively learning with information as we…