Banning Laptops: An Educational Injustice
While we’ve been busy the past several weeks making final preparations for our 1:1 Tablet PC deployment, several institutions of higher learning have been curtailing (and in some cases outright...
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Navigating the Route to Change
The word “direction” seems to be something of a rallying cry for change as of late. Both presidential candidates have spoken at length about the new “direction” each would take the country if elected....
View ArticleAssessing Skills: Difficult But Not Impossible
Yesterday our Head of School lead an Understanding By Design (UBD) workshop for the middle school faculty. When discussing the assessment process, she stressed the need to create assessments that:...
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Digital Literacy 101: Class Dismissed But Not Over
The first trimester has ended and our 7th grade Digital Literacy course has come to an end. For those who attended in person or followed along online, here’s a hyper-linked list of the topics we...
View ArticleDisrupting Class: Disruptive But Not Innovative
I’m a little behind the curve in terms of tackling my reading list, but the holidays gave me a chance to finally read Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World Learns by...
View ArticleDo You Really Need a Personal Learning Network?
When I started blogging a year ago, my first several posts were on the topic of “getting connected” and developing a personal learning network (PLN). As I was early in the process of establishing my...
View ArticleHands-On Learning is “Grand”
I’ve spent the better part of the last two weekends helping my fourth grade son complete a series of “hands-on” activities designed to teach him about the southeast region of the United States. These...
View ArticleThe Good Enough Revolution
This month’s Wired Magazine features Robert Capps’ article, The Good Enough Revolution: When Cheap and Simple is Just Fine. Capps’ piece, citing luminaries such as Flip Video inventors Jonathan Kaplan...
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Preparing for H1N1: Distance Learning
Like most schools across the country and around the world, the potential for an H1N1 outbreak has necessitated some intense planning and preparation by our faculty and staff. As an independent school...
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Curriculum, Technology, and the Pace of Change
As the instructional technology coordinator for our middle school, I’ve been asked to give a brief presentation next week to perspective families on the role of technology in the curriculum. In...
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