Today in a tech training seminar, a faculty member asked this question:“Why do we teach these technology skills? Aren’t they just fun and games? What are the students learning?” Since I was not the one running the training session (and was rendered quite speechless by the question) I didn’t respond as I should have (or,…
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This weekend I had the pleasure of attending an EARCOS workshop on Understanding by Design with Jay McTighe at ISKL (as part of the Educational Leadership certification program I am doing through SUNY Buffalo). It is always so rewarding and motivating to attend these types of events where I can learn how to do my…
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I know that I’m catching on to this whole web 2.0 phenomenon a bit late, but I couldn’t be more excited about the possibilities it holds for my classroom, and my life. I just finished Will Richardson’s book (so much to learn!) and I was so inspired (and awed) by the epilogue, that I want…
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How great is this?! Working in international schools often means that we can be isolated from professional development opportunities like this. I’m so excited to see that it will be online (and hopefully at a time when I’m awake). ——————————————————————————————————————————- Announcing the first annual “K12 Online 2006” convention for teachers, administrators and educators around the…
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I always seem to find useful resources a moment too late… But, that’s OK, because I know I can use them again in the future. This time around, I’m wishing I had read Mike Hetherington’s posting about the benefits of student blogging before I made my presentation yesterday. I did mention almost all of the…
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