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Nov
11
Two Wolves
Category: Learning Conversations, Social Responsibility, books I like, education, leadership, lessons, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection | 
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An old Cherokee is teaching his grandson about life.
“A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves.
One is evil - he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”
“The […]
Oct
5
Facing Facebook
Category: Social Responsibility, books I like, connecting online, cyberbullying, education, learning, networks, pairadimes, reflection, technology | 19 Comments
Some people say ‘kids will be kids’… Some adults have never forgotten what it felt like to be a victim.
What happens when adults are not present?
Sometimes kids do things they shouldn’t do. Sometimes kids make choices based on what their friends do rather than on what they know is the right thing to do.
Sometimes the […]
Sep
2
By Design: Please keep the toilet seat in the upright position!
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, School2.0, Square Peg, blogging, books I like, connecting online, education, humour, instructional design, leadership, learning, lessons, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection, restructuring, technology | 3 Comments
[This post is about questioning why we do what we do, so that we can do things in new, better ways. It specifically looks at design, differentiated instruction and assessment.]
I’m going to flush out an idea here and maybe even start a movement!
If you want to sit on a dry toilet seat, then […]
Jun
19
Edupunk or Educational Leader?
Category: Learning Conversations, books I like, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection | 7 Comments
Confession #1: I had planned on calling this post, “Edupunk or edubunk?”
bunk: nonsense- a message that seems to convey no meaning
That was before reading this simple, but very powerful post by Jen D. Jones. Now I need to change my approach. My main point sits under Confession #3 below.
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Confession […]
Jun
16
Something from Nothing
Category: Learning Conversations, blogging, books I like, connecting online, education, learning, pairadimes, reflection | Leave a Comment
A Blog from Nothing
I remember when I put a ClustrMap on my blog. I saw one on a novel study wiki and thought it would be great for student wikis & blogs, to help students see that they have a global audience. It took me over an hour to figure out how and where to […]
May
27
November Podcast Highlights: Pink & Resnick Interviews
Category: Learning Conversations, Pedegogy, Pro-D, School2.0, books I like, digital native, instructional design, pairadimes, restructuring, technology | Leave a Comment
I started this post sitting in a waiting room at the auto shop waiting for my car: No WiFi, pay-for coffee and snacks available. It had an outlet if my laptop battery didn’t hold out, comfortable seats and, if I was interested, a tv to make the experience a little more comfortable. But I […]
May
9
Start with Innovative Schools…
Category: Learning Conversations, books I like, education, leadership, metaphor, networks, pairadimes, restructuring | Leave a Comment
“How can the next president better help small business and entrepreneurs thrive?”
That was the question that US Senator and Presidential Candidate Barack Obama asked on LinkedIn. A day later I posted response #1421. Here it is:
The definition for ‘Entrepreneur’ came from Google using ‘define: entrepreneur’, but I did not link to it since the link […]
May
6
Transitions, Transformations, and Transgressions
Category: blogging, books I like, leadership, learning, metaphor, pairadimes, reflection, student leadership | 1 Comment
- Originally posted August 28th, 2007 -
If you come to a fork in the road, take it. - Yogi Berra
Transitions
I’ve taken a job at a high school and I am looking forward to the new challenge! After seven years of teaching Grade 8’s and two years of teaching Grade 9’s, I will now […]
May
5
Reflections: Stirring in the crock pot
Category: blogging, books I like, connecting online, education, metaphor, networks, pairadimes, reflection, technology | 1 Comment
Spring brings new beginnings just as a school year comes to an end. As a teacher it is difficult not to be reflective in June.
Special moments remembered, peppered lightly with what could have been, and never transpired. The nostalgia seems to loom more so this year as I contemplate a move after my nine-year […]
May
2
How to Prevent Another Leonardo da Vinci
Category: Learning Conversations, School2.0, Square Peg, books I like, education, instructional design, learning, pairadimes, presentation, restructuring, technology | Leave a Comment
… continue teaching school like it is 1890.
“Blinding ignorance does mislead us.
O! Wretched mortals, open your eyes!”
-LEONARDO DA VINCI
Here it is from Kris, a 15 year-old former student, “How to Prevent Another Leonardo da Vinci“.
I think this post should be mandatory for every student teacher to read before they graduate.
I can hear the rebuttals, and […]
