In my previous post, I offered some thoughts on why I don't read educational books. Again, it wasn't to boast but given the prolific rate of educational books, many by people I know well, it might seem odd that I'm not reading them. The thing is I do read and I don't read fiction so ...… Read the rest
My good friend George Couros gives me a hard time about this. He gives me a hard time about a lot of things. I like that. The truth is, it's been a long time since I've read an educational book and in particular an educational book written in the last 5 years. I've thought about ...… Read the rest
I've been using this quote fairly often in presentations because it's a good reminder to myself and educators that embracing ideas, even ones that seem to contradict our beliefs or thinking can be joyful. As educators, modelling this might be one of the essential gifts we can share with students I've been a fan of Marcus ...… Read the rest
I travel a lot and I’m good at. Travelling out of a small airport make connections tough so I often have to come up with ninja moves in order to get where I need to or get home at a reasonable time. I know exactly how long it takes to get through security ...… Read the rest
https://twitter.com/shareski/status/1104076800089563139 This post was born out of a conversation I had with teachers a few weeks ago. I was sitting in a computer lab with about a dozen top-notch educators who had either been using Discovery Education's Science Techbook or were just being introduced to it. After exploring it for an hour or so and ...… Read the rest