Guitar Lesson 8

Nov 08

Guitar Lesson 8

  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FyLx67r6O0M Where's the joy? I'm a bit disappointed to see a lack of joy in my own student's learning projects. It could be my fault, I'm not sure. But for me I find great joy in this learning. I picked my project and love the process. I wish that for my students. Why isn't there joy? Maybe my forcing them...

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Lectures Are Good. There I Said It.

Nov 08

Lectures Are Good. There I Said It.

Unless you've spend the last several years on another planet, you've been hearing about how the awful lectures are for learning. Often associated with these phrases, "sit and git", "stand and deliver", "teacher directed"  or "sage on the stage" for many, the word lecture has become synonymous with the worst...

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Looking for Positive Deviants

Nov 06

Cross posted on Tech & Learning I’m on a mission. In case you haven’t noticed, high schools often represent the most traditional, stagnant educational spaces. The very structure of that world from the segregated subjects, focus on content, credit acquisition, departmental/state testing all join forces to make change difficult. In our school...

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Guitar Lesson 7

Nov 02

I apologize in advance. I can't help singing when I play. It's not very pretty but that's the way it is. If it's any consolation, the video is under 5 minutes so there's that. Still having fun, still learning. Here's another 5 of my students that could use your encouragement. Whether you are an expert in any of these, leave a...

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