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June 18, 2013 9:00 am
Trivial Pursuits: What’s Trending Now
Maybe I am just getting old but I don’t care much anymore about what’s trending and what’s hot. It seems like I am the only one though.
May 28, 2013 5:26 pm
Unpopular Thoughts
Lately, I have been doing a great deal of listening and thinking and whole lot less talking and writing. I have had some experiences and witnessed some things in the past two months that have challenged some of my beliefs and have helped me arrive at a few thoughts that I know are not very popular.
May 17, 2013 2:25 pm
Your Students Are Not Geniuses
I’ve noticed a dangerous trend develop recently where, in an attempt to empower students, teachers have started calling them geniuses. I disapprove of this trend–mostly because I am not a genius, and I am jealous of those who are, especially those of you in this EdReach Network community.
May 9, 2013 3:18 pm
You, Disruptor…Are Still Dangerous.
I am usually the “gets along with everybody guy”, the gentle disruptor…not last week though. Last week I learned from a colleague that I am “dangerous”. Really. Me of all guys.
April 30, 2013 11:54 am
Social Color Commentary: Learning From a Play-by-Play of Real-Life Tragedies
Having just returned from a trip to Boston and living in the heart of Texas, we’ve seen our share of tragedy the past couple of weeks. In the case of both the Marathon Bombing and the explosion in West, Texas, I used social media to tell me the story.
April 12, 2013 9:00 am
The First Disruptors: Yvonne Corley
Who was the crazy one? Who disrupted you? When I reflect with colleagues on how far we have come as educators most of us can point to one or two people early in our careers that showed us there was a better way, a different way to do our life’s work. Yvonne Corley, then a second grade teacher at Cholla Elementary School in Casa Grande, Arizona changed everything for me.
April 4, 2013 8:33 pm
Roger Ebert: The Man Who Taught Me How to Read
So, one of my childhood heroes is gone. I can safely say that, besides John Denver, for me, there is no greater public influence on my work in education, my work as a writer, my obsession with visual, audio, and written media- than Roger Ebert. This hurts.
March 26, 2013 9:12 am
The First Disruptors: Alan November’s BLC10 Event
I know when you think of disruptors, you generally think of people. However, I found that an actual event caused me to be the disruptive person I am today.
March 21, 2013 1:19 pm
The First Disruptors: Eleanor Roosevelt
When I first read the book , “The Autobiography of Eleanor Roosevelt,” I was mesmerized by this courageous woman. One of my favorite quotes from her is “Do one thing everyday that scares you.” You will be surprised by your capacity to continuously rise to this challenge.
March 19, 2013 2:36 pm
The First Disruptors: Inspired Disruption
For me, the notion of being a disruptor has been in my blood since I was born the middle child with an older and younger brother. You learn very quickly how to complain and question everything. My older brother was able to do everything because he was the oldest and my younger brother got away with everything because he was the younger of the boys.
March 9, 2013 5:30 pm
SXSWedu: Alan Gershenfeld On Disruption
Last week at #SXSWedu, we had a moment to talk to Alan Gershenfeld, CEO and President of E-Line Media, a publisher of game-based learning products and services. We asked Alan to share his thoughts on the term “disruption,” and how he thought he and educational gaming play into that.
March 7, 2013 7:04 pm
SXSWedu: What does Disruption look like?
In addition to all of the innovative ideas being presented and discussed here at SXSWEdu this week, the conference itself is disrupting my idea of what an educational technology conference is and can be. From what I have seen here this week, SXSWEdu seeks to engage both speaker and audience in every session.
March 6, 2013 8:00 am
Pathbrite: Allowing Individuals to “Liberate” Their Learning
Today at #SXSWedu, I had a moment to talk to Heather Hiles, CEO and Founder of Pathbrite.com, an online haven for eportfolios.
March 5, 2013 4:02 pm
Greg Rosenbaum: “SXSWedu is a Platform for Disruptors to Connect, Collaborate, and Convene.”
Today at #SXSWedu, I had a moment to talk to Greg Rosenbaum, SXSWEdu Coordinator. Greg shared his thoughts about how he believes SXSWedu is providing a worthy service for educators.
March 5, 2013 9:00 am
Connected for Communication, Yet Still Disconnected
What the 4 parties in the education community can do better to be in the know and live in the now. I hear some of the same lines year after year from all the parties involved.
February 26, 2013 12:22 pm
Why Email Should Die
This year for Lent, I decided to give up email. Now, I know what a lot of you might be thinking. “We would all LOVE to give up email, we’d have so much free time.” I heard comments like that as well as smirks and off-hand remarks about how I’ll surely get fired. Now, while I can’t claim that I won’t get fired for this, I’m now two weeks in and it has been EYE-OPENING.
February 24, 2013 11:03 am
10 Reasons Facebook Fails Education
So – I know what you’re going to say, right. It’s not Facebook’s responsibility to do anything for education right? I totally agree with that sentiment.
February 15, 2013 10:16 am
Be Linchpins. Ferret out the Weasels.
You might have guessed by the title, what book I just finished reading. Linchpin is from Seth Godin who also wrote Tribes, The Dip, and The Icarus Deception – How High Will You Fly? In the book, Godin advocates that we all need to move beyond just taking orders and start bringing more of our own personalities and overall humanity to our jobs. If we just show up and do only what we are told then we are just “cogs” in a factory system no [...]
