Let’s be honest about something. We continue to perpetuate a culture that believes an individual is born with some inherent trait that allows them to be “good” at Math. We even talk to kids about how well they do in some subject areas as opposed to others. This is all straight bunk. Even worse, we [...]

If you told me in January that my district was going 1:1 (we aren’t) next school year I would be jumping up and down with pure joy and excitement. If you told me today that my district was going 1:1 (we aren’t) next school year I would be jumping up and down with pure joy [...]

This isn’t just about education; it’s about society as well. We have a legitimate obsession problem with technology and the amount of it that we utilize on a daily basis. The concern should only be heightened by the results of a recent study.  Consider the following excerpt from a recent Pew Research Center article on [...]

We need technology-specific classes that have technology teachers at the front of them. Why? Because the whole idea of “infusing” technology into mainstream classes is great in theory, but the reality is that I don’t think we are seeing the type of growth in students that we should be given the amount of emphasis that [...]

Isn’t it fascinating how there is more reading material and alternative viewpoints available to students, teachers, administrators, and society in general today than any other time period in the history of the world yet we continue to perpetuate a system of compliance and uniformity instead of questioning and original thought? Not really. I would surmise [...]

I love how people will buy into one idea, but they are not willing to realize that they then need to attribute that idea to all facets of life; not just what is convenient to them. Let’s take, for instance, Daniel Pink‘s recent theories on Motivation 3.0 and Seth Godin‘s “Cogs vs. Artists” thoughts. Now [...]

In a post on January 6th, 2010, I discussed IWB’s and why I think districts are making a mistake in purchasing them. If you haven’t read the post, here is an important piece of why I feel this way: Simultaneously, the public consumer has been witness to touch screens themselves by way of the iPhone [...]

Every student I have ever had has benefited from learning how to generate sub-questions in an effort to break down complex wording and create highly complex connections between topics and ideas. I find that when students are uncertain as to WHAT the question is asking them, they simply write every possible answer known to man [...]

I love technology, and I love the fact that I am connected 99% of the time, but I have been patiently waiting for some voice of reason to come in and discuss this story, “Wi-Fi Turns Rowdy bus Into Rolling Study Hall”. Please, please, please tell me you have some concerns with this! Has anyone [...]

I sincerely hope that no one thinks that students know they are “digital natives”.  In fact, they may not be simply because schools have done such a great job of NOT allowing them to develop that skill set. The reality is that the true potential of being a digital native is completely untapped in schools [...]