Brenda MacIsaac’s session this morning at CONTACT on the shifting nature of our kids and the increasing disconnect between schools and their learning needs was wonderful. She presented a great snapshot of the research and personal anecdotes, painting a picture of today’s youth that captured just how important it is that teachers recognize how kids [...]
Entries from August 6th, 2008
From Hopscotch to Hypermedia (live blogging)
August 6th, 2008 · No Comments · Conferences, Education, flat class, technology
Live blogging morning session at CONTACT2008 conference. Please excuse typos and grammar. “From Hopscotch to Hypermedia: A Vision of K-12 Students Today: Growing up Digital” – Brenda MacIsaac, NSTU ———– This is not a workshop on technology, this is a workshop on students and learning. Technology transformed my practice, I couldn’t teach like I did [...]
CONTACTing on the East Coast…
August 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · General
My wife and I enjoyed a leisurely drive yesterday, turning what would normally be a five hour drive into a ten hour tour as we drove along Nova Scotia’s Eastern Shore on my way to the CONTACT conference at St. Francis Xavier University in Nova Scotia. Taking in a winery tour at the Jost Vineyards [...]
