Thanks to an invite from Alex Hayes way back in October, ISB hosted 3 amazing educators, John Eyles, Michael Coghlan, and Vance Stevens, on campus this past Wednesday. John, Michael and Vance are from the Teach and Learn Online (TALO) organization out of Australia/New Zealand and are currently taking part in the Future of Learning…
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Given some time to reflect over the holiday break, I’ve been thinking about the essential structures that must be put into place for a successful technology integration program (or, as I would prefer to call it, a 21st century school). I started really thinking about this last year, when my then-tech director, David Sinclair (now…
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After a very relaxing trip around Thailand (Krabi, Ayutthaya, Bangkok and Chiang Mai) with some friends from Munich, I’m gearing up for a few new projects in the second semester: 1001 Flat World Tales Project (grade 4) I had a blast participating in this collaborative writing project begun by Clay Burell last year. This time…
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Wow! How could it possibly almost be the end of 2006 2007? Each year goes faster and faster, and this year, of course, is no exception… Looking back, I can not believe that I started this blog only a year and a half ago, in August 2006. It has become such a natural part of…
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One of my goals for this year was to try social networking in the classroom. I really enjoyed exploring and connecting on all of the various educational social networks last semester, so I wanted to bring that kind of experience into the classroom setting this year. For me, the power of social networking, especially in…
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