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Social Media is not the Problem

Posted on December 20, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I recently came across an article in the New York Times on social media. The basic premise behind the article is laws and boundaries are being put in place to protect both teachers and students from inappropriate relationships or interactions as a result of social media use. My initial gut reaction was not positive to […]

Chrome-Tweetdeck Tutorial

Posted on December 15, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

It has been too long since I made my last tutorial…so here is a new one. This one goes through some ways in which I use the new Tweetdeck Extension within Chrome as well as some other Twitter-related Extensions. Enjoy and let me know what I missed and what you want to see next!

Complaining and Campaigning

Posted on December 5, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

It is that time of year…the time to complain and campaign for the annual EduBlogs Awards! There are those that have been nominated who will be campaigning very hard in the coming days for you to log in and vote for them. The coveted badge means a great deal to them and they will do […]

Thank You Mr. Smith

Posted on December 2, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

As a teacher you are lucky if you find yourself teaching in a building with inspirational and influential people. In this area, I feel incredibly fortunate due to the high number of people that would fit this description in my building. However, there is one teacher that stands above the rest for me personally. He […]

Sitting on the Fence

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I feel as though we are becoming more and more polarized in our country, especially in education. Often we find ourselves in discussions where it is either left or right and we can’t be in the middle for fear of being looked upon as apathetic. Everyone wants to think they are right and therefore that […]

You’re Holding that Pencil Wrong!

Posted on November 27, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I hesitated in writing this post as I don’t want to call anyone out or embarrass anyone. This story is true and happened to someone close to me and I felt sharing and reflecting on it. My friend’s oldest child is in kindergarten this year and recently got his son’s first report card sent home. […]

What Do We Measure?

Posted on November 16, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Last night I found myself in a conversation on twitter with a handful of individuals in varying roles within education. Our discussion ended up essentially talking about what we measure in schools. Here is a snip of the conversation. I reflected a great deal on this and found myself with a few questions. What do […]

Student Driven Learning: My Journey

Posted on November 10, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Many people have asked me recently about my push to make my classroom more student driven. For some, it is a large step and can be potentially scary to think about relinquishing control of your classroom to students. In an effort to help and also reflect on my journey, I provide the following phases of […]

Celebrate the Small Things

Posted on November 8, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Simple post with a simple idea…celebrate the small things in life and in school. Below is a video of my youngest son demonstrating how he can now zip his coat on his own. They make a big deal about this at his preschool as kids join the official “Zipper Club” after being able to zip […]

Standardized Testing

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I think there are a handful of issues related to public education such as funding, unions, merit based pay, and standardized testing. Many of these issues are hot topics and are being debated from the teacher’s lounge to the halls of Washington DC. For me, the issue I see having the greatest impact on my […]