I've got a couple of keynotes coming up and submitted this as the title. I'm good at that; coming up with a title and then figuring out what to say. I realize that's probably the worst way to develop something but that's how I roll. I tend to rely as much as possible on others to help me with this stuff. Call it lazy or smart, whatever, that's...

Earlier tonight I tweeted, This disdain for the word busy has been with me for a while. It's simply becoming more annoying. When someone tells you how busy they are, I never know how to respond. Should I feel sorry for them? Congratulate them? Offer to help? When people ask how busy I am, I usually respond, "No busier than you" or "Do you really...

This story is posted over at the Huffington Post. Read it here but comment over there. Also, this is not a paid gig. As I told the editors when they invited me, I barely understand politics and I'm Canadian. Yet they still asked me to write. Go figure. Full disclosure: I'm not an American. I'm Canadian — which isn't all that significant outside...

In case you missed it, I was privileged to provide the Pre-Conference Keynote for 2010 K12 Online Conference. You can watch it there and comment but I did want to share some insights on how I created the video. While it may not look like it, it took between 40-50 hours and I thought I'd show you how I did it.    And now you...

I do my fair share of advocating and promoting things like Arts Education, P.E. and Health. In case you haven't noticed, there's been a continued effort to focus on Math and Reading often at the expense of a well rounded education. While I know no one explicitly says or thinks that, it's hard not to feel that way as dwindling funds and resources have to...