Leading From The HeartAs part of my Looking Back series, this post remains as relevant for me and my teaching today as it was when it was written on July 4, 2008. Click on the title below for a link to the original post and comments. — An Essential Question for EdTech Integration by me: I realized this … Looking Back: An Essential Question for EdTech
I recently wrote a small blog post on BlogHer about using technology in the classroom. Of the 3 comments it received, 2 of them were from concerned parents. They were concerned with how students are encouraged to type on a computer rather than work on their writing skills. These comments mirror those made by some … The philosophical bubble of technology in education
When will the realization be made that it is not necessarily about different ways to teach different people? Umpteen years ago people felt that girls were getting a disservice so it was time to change how teachers taught girls. Now it is the boys who are getting shafted and it is time to change how … Response to ‘British Educators Explain Why Boys Fail’
Another in my Looking Back series. With the ongoing and recent debates around teaching in the US, I thought it relevant. Please click the title below for a link to the comments on the original post. This one is from August 10, 2009 Attitudes toward teaching Is there a big difference between public attitude towards … Looking back: Attitudes toward teaching
I like to use technology in education. But that isn’t any different than how I like to use technology in other aspects of my life. It’s a part of my life – in the classroom and out of it – and it is there to enhance whatever it is I want to achieve. But I … Questions about tech and children