I dropped by my boss’ office last week for a chat. It was the end of the year and, while we keep in touch pretty much daily on twitter, it’s always good to have that f2f interaction. We always seem to share ideas and frustrations, sharing our visions of learning. As I sat down, I [...]
Entries from June 28th, 2008
Special thank-you’s mean so much…
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments · Collaborative Projects, Education, General, technology
Can we go home again?
June 28th, 2008 · No Comments · General
I was fortunate to grow up in a region more beautiful than any place I have ever visited (and I have been fortunate to travel a fair amount). The Miramichi River region of northeastern New Brunswick in Canada is a generally rural area settled by the earliest European settlers to North America. The strong Irish [...]
K12 Online Conference 08 – Call for Proposals
June 17th, 2008 · No Comments · General
I love the connections available at f2f conferences. The opportunity to build personal friendships and professional relationships are incredible PD, and can be leveraged in our classrooms through student-based collaborative projects. Sometimes, however, it’s just not possible to get together. Fortunately, in today’s digitally connected world, the opportunities can come to you. This fall will [...]
Redefining SMART…
June 16th, 2008 · 2 Comments · Education, flat class, technology
Caught this poster over on Cathy Nelson’s TechnoTuesday blog… it’s so simple it’s powerful. This poster speaks volumes about the changing nature of our world. What does it mean for our schools? Just what to we need to be teaching our kids when all “knowledge” is a couple of mouse-clicks away? I sent this out [...]
Not on the Test
June 13th, 2008 · No Comments · Education, flat class
It’s been an interesting week of conversations with colleagues and parents about the place for standardized testing and it’s role in preparing our kids for their future in a globally connected world. Well, it’s Friday, and a time for some levity…with a message of course. I Came across this video for the song “Not on [...]
Accountability by Scantron?
June 11th, 2008 · 2 Comments · General
Education systems around the world are undergoing dramatic change – my province being no exception – as educational and community leaders (politicians) search for the magic pill that will transform learning to help prepare our kids for a future we can barely imagine. I have been enthused by our new Minister of Education’s calls for [...]
Dreaming of Shanghai…
June 10th, 2008 · 1 Comment · General
As I have written before, I truly believe in the value of having teachers and other learning leaders connect. Part of that connecting can (must) be virtual, through blogs, twitter, ning et al, but I also know the power of the even more personal connection. I have seen how it has affected my ideas about [...]
PicLens from Cool Iris
June 10th, 2008 · No Comments · General
I usually don’t write about new tools that much, but this one is so cool I just had to share. At our provincial year-end mentor meetings last week we had some time where individuals could share new tools and tricks. I tooks the opportunity to share Twitter – I’ll write more on that at some [...]
Connected communities
June 9th, 2008 · No Comments · General
I was doing my cyber-rounds today at lunch and dropped by CNN’s Tech section and saw the headline “City Unveils Huge Wireless Network“. However, my initial excitement was quickly tempered when I read the article, which followed the implementation of a huge, multi-point wireless infrastructure which, unfortunately, was limited in use to public safety and [...]
Social Media in Education
June 2nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Education, flat class, technology
Many teachers and other adults from my generation have a hard time seeing any connection between the new media landscape and education. The reality is, however, all learning has evolved from conversations and connections over history, and the best learning is participatory in nature. While many cultures have no formal schooling, learning is integral to [...]
