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Suspended for Passing a Note?

Posted on January 17, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Recently, I engaged in a conversation on Twitter about modeling and teaching appropriate use of social media and technology in schools. Quickly our conversation turned to the discussion of punishment for online behaviors. In light of some of the recent public instances of online behaviors being prosecuted in a court of law I raise three […]

Letter to Teachers

Posted on January 15, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

A few have emailed me or messaged me and asked how I introduced Twitter to my fellow teachers in my building. It all started with the following email earlier this past week. There was a lot more interest that I had anticipated which was great. I got clearance from my principal to have a session […]

Actions Speak Louder Than Words

Posted on January 14, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Actions do speak louder than words, and yet we still all like to hear ourselves talk. There are hundreds of blogs, magazines, and journals out there that put forth the latest and greatest theories and pedagogies of education. While those are all fine and good, I would rather just do something. This might seem a […]

If you listen, they will talk

Posted on January 13, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

I am a big fan of Field of Dreams and the line, “if you build it, they will come.” This line has been used as a metaphor for more things than I could possibly list and has been rephrased just as many times. Yet, here I am using it once again, “If you listen, they […]

Time to come out…I can’t hide anymore…

Posted on January 11, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

My parents always taught me to be proud of who I am and stand up for what I believe in. I like to think I have lived with this principle in mind for the better part of my life. However, something has changed and I can deny it no longer. I have hidden it from […]

You drank a beer during a teacher conference?

Posted on January 9, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

On Saturday I spent roughly 17 hours listening, speaking, sharing, collaborating, and learning at the Reform Symposium. For those of you that were not there, you missed something truly special. This was my first such experience with an online and FREE conference and it was nothing short of amazing. During the morning I fired off […]

I didn’t just play videos games…

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

As I get ready to return to work on Monday from my holiday break I want to reflect on what I have learned over the past two weeks. Besides learning that potty training is still difficult and that I am not as good at playing video games as I once was, I did gain a […]

Lie To Your Kids

Posted on January 6, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

After last night’s #ecosys conversation my head was spinning with thoughts and ideas and even more questions. The basis of our great conversation was around the role of parents in education. With that in mind I went back and looked over the tweets and wanted to expand some of my thoughts into a post on […]

6 Videos to Motivate and Inspire

Posted on January 5, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Below are a few of my personal favorite videos that relate to my work as a teacher. Please feel free to share and comment if you have one that I am missing! This video is an advertisement for the new Windows cell phone. I like this video for one key reason. We need to unplug […]

Self-Directed or Participatory Learning

Posted on January 4, 2011 by Josh Stumpenhorst

Tonight’s #edchat topic is the role of participatory learning in schools. If you are like me, that term is foreign to you. In my world we use the term self-directed learning. While I think those terms are interchangeable I wanted to dig up some resources for those that this might be a new concept for. […]