I ran across Karl Fisch from the Fischbowl in a random search for education blogs. I recommend the blog for anyone interested in education and new ideas. For this series, I thought I would respond to some of Karl’s ideas. Some of the original blog posts are old, but great ideas and still relevant. From [...]
This post is also published on my personal blog (Wading Through the Ocean of Life) in a slightly shortened version. The subject is perfect for cross listing and adaptation, so I thought I would modify it for this blog also. Enjoy! “We’re [Facebook] moving away from the ‘wisdom of crowds’ to the ‘wisdom of friends’” [...]
I ran across Karl Fisch from the Fischbowl in a random search for education blogs. I recommend the blog for anyone interested in education and new ideas. For this series, I thought I would respond to some of Karl’s ideas. From January 8, 2006′s post entitled “Asking Hard Questions of Colleagues” Ron used to say [...]
No, I’m not talking about race or political affiliation or religious convictions or even money… I’m referring to the great divide between elementary and secondary teachers. Make no mistake, not all teachers are alike, especially when you start looking across grade levels taught. *Disclaimer: This post is completely my opinion. Please don’t take this as [...]
Can you use fiction to teach a curriculum unit about a factual subject? Can it be done without compromising the academic content? Can it be done artfully without becoming “fun time”? How do you do this, really? My twin boys are in 2nd grade. Last year we started to read chapter books before bed. And [...]
“There is no life I know to compare with pure imagination. Living there, you’ll be free, if you truly wish to be.” — Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory Just imagine. For one class period, just imagine. Anywhere your little mind goes. Anything your little mind creates. Imagine… I want to take one day and just [...]
“Each diploma is a lighted match… Each one of you is a fuse.” – Edward Koch I’ve been thinking a lot about graduation. My brother is graduating from college this year. My other brother graduated from college last January. This got me thinking about how we view graduation in the education world. Is it a [...]
“If history were taught in the form of stories it would never be forgotten.” — Rudyard Kipling I have always thought of history as one big story of us. But somehow that idea seems lost on most students. It’s a shame. I try to teach history in the form of stories. Unfortunately pesky things like [...]
I have a plain black and white composition notebook that I carry around with me everywhere. It resides in my big pink bag with a few pens, a reading book or two, various mail pieces, and a laptop. I could get rid of everything in the bag except for the composition book (and a pen [...]
As part of my other job, I peruse a lot of tech centered blogs. From Some Teachers, Excitement About Classroom Tech by Joshua Brustein on Bits: Business, Innovation, Technology, and Society from the Mew York Times caught my eye the other day. Also, I have been interested lately how teachers are using technology in their [...]