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I'm live blogging from the SETDA Leadership Summit... n 21st century skills n Frances Bradburn, Director of Instructional Technology, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction n n State has signed […]
I ran into Dr. Lynn Nolan, Senior Director of Education Leadership, and Dr. Don Knezek, CEO, of ISTE. I only see them about once a year so I talked them […]
More from SETDA… Making data user-friendly for classroom teachers Neal Gibson, Project Manager, Arkansas Longitudinal Data System, Arkansas Department of Education (along with Jim Boardman, Assistant Commissioner, Arkansas Department of […]
My presentation today with Mary Mehsikomer from the Minnesota Department of Education went well. I got to talk a lot about CASTLE and what we do and got a few […]
Earlier in the day. After she won her pink ‘Making It Happen’ jacket!
Michael Flanagan, the Michigan Superintendent of Public Instruction, won SETDA’s policymaker award tonight. My favorite quote: “Quit using overheads! The bowling alley had them before we did AND they got […]
SETDA, ISTE, and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills released a document last night called Maximizing the impact: The pivotal role of technology in a 21st century education system. Take […]
Earlier this week I blogged about fighting fearmongering. PREA Prez notes that the next day his district blocked my blog: [click on image for larger version] Ironic timing, isn’t it, Doug?
Drop Out Factories Bill Gates says U.S. schools are "broken." Alvin Toffler calls them relics of a by-gone industrial age. Now, according to Johns Hopkins University researchers, 1 in 10 […]
Rural School Enrollments: Diverse and Rising After years of shrinking enrollments, rural school populations are on the rise. Minority students and English Language Learners account for a high proportion of […]
The Wikipedia gap I don't know about you, but when I hire someone, or go to the doctor or the architect or an engineer, I could care less about how […]
Send Kim some smelling salts (i.e., comments) to try and revive her. We need her back. 1 year ago:Gaming, cognition, and education - Wrap-up
Well said, Indexed.
Some of you may be interested in Through the Keyhole, my 'random thoughts' blog where I put stuff not directly related to K-12 technology and/or leadership issues. Recent posts have […]
First Karl Fisch, original creator of Did You Know?, gets profiled in the Rocky Mountain News. Then he gets mentioned on the CNN Saturday Morning show (at the end). Oh, […]
I ran across an interesting thread on NCLB, courtesy of Joanne Jacobs. First, Karin Chenoweth notes that the good old days before NCLB weren't so good. TMAO concurred, stating that […]
It's been a wild, wild year for me. Earlier this week I was honored as one of NSBA's 20 To Watch and in June I was one of the cable […]
I had a great trip to San Antonio. It was fun hanging out with Miguel Friday afternoon and evening. As you can see, we are not above making idiots of […]
I just received a note from Edutopia announcing its new Go Green initiative. Apparently they've created a database / clearinghouse designed to help educators 'integrate knowledge and awareness of Earth's […]
From Karin Chenoweth at the Britannica blog: Everyone in a school knows that some teachers are effective and some aren't, but in most schools there is no organized way to […]