Award Winning Teacher – International Speaker – Author
I had the opportunity to eat lunch with author Heidi Jacobs today at ASCD. As with my previous posts this week, I have lots of takeaways that I know will inevitably rattle around in my head for days and weeks to come. In full disclosure, I have not read her books or followed her blog […]
Continue ReadingAs I have wandered in and out of sessions and chatted with various people throughout the ASCD Conference this weekend, I have come to a realization. There is more opportunity for growth and change at this conference than any other one I have attended. The perfect example of this was during the EdCamp session I […]
Continue ReadingI spent my lunch time speaking with ASCD Young Educatorof the Year Matt McClure, a Superintendent from Cross Country Schools in Arkansas. He is clearly a passionate educator who loves what he is doing and without a doubt has his head in the right place in terms of what is best for kids. Through the […]
Continue ReadingI am attending my first ASCD Conference this weekend as part of the “Press Corps”. As a result, I will be doing my best to keep up with blogging and tweeting from the sessions I attend as well as the numerous conversations that will inevitably take place. The first session I attended was one guided […]
Continue ReadingMany of you that have been reading my blog here are aware of my Innovation Day that I wrote about last spring. If not, you can find it here and some follow up by author, Daniel Pink here. Last week, we rolled out Innovation Day…the Sequel. We took our nearly 300 hundred 6th grade students […]
Continue Readingfrom avitable.com Mediocrity is starting to creep into the world of education and specifically into the practice of teaching. I am afraid that it might always have been there and I am just now becoming increasingly aware of it. While many might want to place the full blame on teachers, I think there might be […]
Continue ReadingI have been spending my time lately presenting, attending and learning at a whole host of conferences. There is a distinct theme bubbling up in all of these conferences regardless of the location or size. Everyone is at a different place in their learning journey. As I sit through session after session, I am finding […]
Continue ReadingHere is the first official keynote I have been privileged to give. It was for a local school district’s professional development day and I had a blast! The angle of the camera wasn’t great but I think the sound was solid. I hit three big topics; Student Motivation at 1:38, Technology at 26:11 and Challenging the Status […]
Continue ReadingYes, there are lots of negatives being tossed around about Common Core and its impact on education and our country in general. I am not going to address the millions of dollars that will be lined in a whole host of pockets…none of which will be educators. In addition, I won’t bother spending time on […]
Continue ReadingLots of topics are at the forefront of discussion in education these days. As I am continually reflecting on these things, I wonder if we might be chasing our tails with a few of them. Are we treating the problems or the symptoms? I have been vocal about my disdain for homework and the negative […]
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