It is finally done! I had planned on first showing my video version of A Brave New World-Wide-Web Slideshow in Boston at BLC08. I did it on Mac Powerpoint and it did not convert easily to video… it wouldn’t even convert to PC Powerpoint without the timing messing up! I spent hours on this! I […]
Tag: David Truss
1-to-1 presentation
A year ago I went to see my friends Dave Sands and Brian Kuhn presenting to parents that were part of a 1-1 (one laptop per child) pilot program at a Middle School. Little did I know that I’d be moved to that same school as the Vice Principal in February, and that I’d be […]
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By Design: Please keep the toilet seat in the upright position!
[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, […]
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Great Expectations
Yesterday I had coffee with Heidi Hass Gable, our new District Parent Advisory Council (DPAC) President, and blogger at “I was thinking…“. I suggested to her that she watch Lost Generation while we were discussing some well thought out ideas she shared with me about nothing less than the purpose of education. Here is the […]
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hidden pain
I’m back from a wonderful holiday… in 12 days we visited my sister and family in L.A., and went to San Diego where we visited the Wild Animal Park, Zoo, and SeaWorld (twice). We also went to Disney/California Adventure for 3 days. My kids had a fantastic time, and I found more joy in their […]
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defragging my brain after BLC08
For a while now, I’ve been using my blog as a learning space to reflect on professional development… and after BLC08 there still seems to be a lot to talk and think about. But there is a problem: My brain is full. Here are some brief ‘take-aways’ to jot down before things spill out and […]
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Learning Conversations -Presentation 2, BLC08
This presentation has two parts: 1. Where do our learning conversations need to go? Here are three guiding principles to help us find our way: • Not the Knowing, but the Process of Inquiry. • Not covering the curriculum, but ‘uncovering’ the curriculum. • A focus in innovation, creativity and design. How do we model […]
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This, my blog has taught me – Presentation 1, BLC08
Description: Since keeping a blog I have learned that little lessons can form big ideas, altering what a teacher can and must do. I’ve recently moved my blog, and in doing so, I have reflected on every post along the way. Here is an anecdotal look at a few things my blog has taught me. […]
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Alan November’s BLC08 pre-conference
“Leading the Transition” I’m in the session now… WOW… so I’ll be brief. Alan asked me to start a Shared Google Document here it is: http://fon.gs/blc08precongdoc/ And here is the Ustream: http://fon.gs/blc08preconustream/ Here is what it looks like from my perspective: (I pulled out my tablet which is on my lap to do this post) […]
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Inaction is action
Someone I know has a child in elementary school. That child came home and complained, “It’s no fair!” “What’s not fair?” Her mother asks. “We were lined up to go to the computer lab and two boys were noisy so we didn’t go.” “What did you do instead?” “Extra math sheets.” And what was done […]
