In reading Drive by Daniel Pink, I have to tell you that the more I read, the more agitated I have become, and it has minimal to do with Pink’s content or discussion. I can’t help but take specific notice of an underlying theme of the book that strikes a particular chord with education. Pink [...]

Educators are beginning to see the value of social networking with emphasis on sites and platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Nings. This is all for the betterment of our practice, but we must also be mindful that conforming our ideas to those who we have discussions with is not always improving education or an effective [...]

More often than not, districts and educators focus their conversations regarding technology about how to get more of it into the classroom. I believe that we need to add another component to the discussion before it is too late along the lines of the quality of the instruction that the technology contributes to for the [...]

A comment by Patrick Larkin (@bhsprincipal) on the previous blog stimulated me into thinking about the role of Professional Learning Communities in the context of hybrid learning environments of the future. The truth is that PLC’s will alter in structure and function as we move towards this (or any) new type of educational medium. In [...]

Hybrid learning is going to be the instructional medium of the (very near) future. Students will be spending more time receiving content instruction in an online capacity and then working with a local teacher who will perform a facilitator role rather than imparting content knowledge onto students. This will open pathways for students to take [...]

Much of the world of educational reform revolves around special interest groups or individuals claiming that their way is the “best” way to increase student achievement, close the achievement gap, and provide the educational setting that students deserve. All of these ideas are loosely-coupled and rarely speak to the crux of the issue simply because [...]