This podcast is related to my blog post from yesterday reposted here in its entirety. Get the original post here. Enjoy The Drive! Stitcher Soundcloud BAM Radio iTunes I am taking off the educator hat and putting on my Dad hat. Why? Because my amazing 3rd grade daughter is currently …
I am taking off the educator hat and putting on my Dad hat. Why? Because my amazing 3rd grade daughter is currently at school and taking the 3rd grade reading test. I don’t have a problem testing her reading skills, let us know how she is doing, what she can …
Teachers should always work to Get Better with their craft. Look at how teaching has changed from the single room classroom. In these classrooms, teachers taught from the front of the class and students sat in rows in front of them. Chalkboards were used, students wrote on slates and then on …
Yesterday I had the opportunity to hear Piyush Patel speak at a leadership luncheon at Oklahoma State University. What a story! The quick sum up is this – he graduated from the College of Education at OSU as a teacher, taught in a small college, founded a company for under …
The work that Sugata Mitra is doing on self regulated learning is amazing. Mitra’s research in “Hole-In-The-Wall” experiments in India has show that students in the most challenging environments can and do learn in self organized learning environments. Based on the results of his research he has developed a website …
As a first year teacher, I was assigned a mentor. Turns out he was not the best one for me. However…there were other teachers in my building who took that place. I would not be doing what I am doing today without the mentoring by some key people. I want …
At this time of year, with all of the legislative shenanigans, loss of sleep, feeling backed into a corner by some of our political leaders, then seeing this irresponsible tweet from a non-educator…I thought its time to quit screaming about what I am against and share what I am for. …
In the journey that is student centered learning, my week for the class recently ended. If you would like to see how this particular course is being organized, check this link. This past week I chose our readings and they were organized around makerspaces and gamification. The #makered movement and …
Take a few minutes and think about this. What does #Oklaed mean to you? How has it impacted you as a teacher/administrator/parent? I would be great if you would leave a quick note in the comments. Let others know what your perceptions are. Did you find inspiration? Get some lesson …
There are amazing things that our students are capable of when they are challenged. I’m not talking about core coursework either, I’m talking about things that are not on an end of instruction exam. Things that change lives – forever. In my area of the world high schools have recently completed …
