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#SDE2013 Session Resources

Posted on July 24, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

This past week I was happy to share and present at the SDEConference in Chicago and had a great time with all four sessions I presented. As promised, here are all the resources or videos I shared in my sessions. The first two sessions I did were PBL – Making Literacy Come Alive and Student […]

Lessons from Brazil: Impressions

Posted on July 16, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

In a continuing attempt to capture the experiences and reflections from my recent trip to Brazil as part of a Global Fellowship program, here is my latest reflection. The idea embedded in this post was a lesson that I learned by pure accident and on the final day of my trip abroad. On our final […]

Lessons from Brazil: False Assumptions

Posted on July 11, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Recently I took a trip to Brazil as part of a Global Learners Fellowship. We visited a handful of schools in both Sao Paulo in Rio de Janeiro. In addition, we visited some other Non-Governmental Agencies, Volunteer Organizations as well as some typical tourist sites. I plan on writing a series of posts about the […]

History Hero

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

For the past several months I have been working on a new project that I am excited and super anxious about. I was approached by individuals at Mind Gamez to come on and consult on a new video game app they were developing. To start, all I knew was that I was going to visit […]

Samsung Galaxy Note 8 Review

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Recently, I was approached by Staples to do a product review on the Samsung Galaxy Note 8. The model I received has 2GB of RAM, is WiFi only (802.11a/b/g/n), Bluetooth 4.0, and has 16GB of memory storage, expandable to 64GB via a microSD/HC slot. Some other important specs include: 8″ screen with a 1280×800 resolution […]

Bullying Will Never Be Solved

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

This week in class we have been discussing Martin Luther’s Reformation as part of our study of the Renaissance time period. Our focus is on how Luther went about spreading his message and the passion he had for his beliefs. As a kind of closure activity today, I asked the students to write a little […]

Do We Need Teachers?

Posted on May 8, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

There are lots of people that are beginning to flirt with the notion that we don’t need teachers. Now as a teacher, I typically would have a problem with that belief. However, I’m beginning to think that maybe they are onto something. I had an experience this past weekend that kind of flipped on a […]

We Need Leaders #cpchat

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Whether fair or not, I have been cast as the anti-administrator teacher. It is a role I accept; yet my perspective on things is always changing. I stand by my original posts on the matter and truly don’t think we need administrators as they currently function in most schools. It has been my experience with […]

Takeaways and Questions #futurenow

Posted on April 14, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Last week I had the pleasure of attending a Discovery Education event in Silver Spring, Maryland. The event was titled “Future@Now” and had a host of people sharing stories about how to push some important conversations in education and technology. Many of the conversations were fantastic and I know I will be unpacking and reflecting […]

To Teach is Human: Part Two

Posted on April 11, 2013 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I recently had the opportunity to hear Daniel Pink speak at my Alma Mater, North Central College. He was doing some speaking engagements related to his newest book, To Sell is Human, and was brought in by the wonderful Anderson Bookshops. As someone who has spoken with Pink personally, he will be the first to tell you that he writes for business […]