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Light Up The Sky

And so it would seem that we have come full circle. My very first post for COETAIL described the Long Strange Trip to my PLN. Now that we are coming to the end, its time to revisit this magical group of people who qualify me as a connected educator and help me continue to growContinue reading “Light Up The Sky”

Bridge Over Troubled Waters

Its always a challenge to work on a project that relies on creating a project with others that will be completed by someone else who has to ask another group for their participation in order to complete the project. Huh? It creates a bit of a tangled web of planners, participants and producers that looksContinue reading “Bridge Over Troubled Waters”

Turn, Turn, Turn

Life is a process of change. Without change, life is impossible. Once you accept that with joy, there is no fear. – Thich Nhat Hanh I came across this quote in the past couple of weeks and as I was planning today, it popped back into my head. If we substitute “teaching” for “life” IContinue reading “Turn, Turn, Turn”

Let’s Get It Started

Its time to really start thinking about this project and getting things rolling. Actually, I’ve been thinking about it for while, I just need to start taking some action. Here’s an outline of my plan. I’m hoping to drastically improve last year’s oral history project that I started with my 8th grade humanities class. ItContinue reading “Let’s Get It Started”

Let's Get It Started

It Takes Two

Sometimes the first idea is a good one, but not the right one. It turns out my plan for course 5 wasn’t quite on track so here’s a remix. This will be the second year my classes have worked on an oral history project as a service learning and cross-curricular unit. It went well lastContinue reading “It Takes Two”

Tell Me What You See

I think I’ve mentioned before that I’m in the midst of a transition from a classroom teacher to a full time Technology Integration Coach position. I’m currently splitting my time between the two jobs. I’m excited about the change, but it poses a challenge for my focus on the course 5 project. I could go about myContinue reading “Tell Me What You See”

Glory Days

It is interesting to take a few minutes out to reflect on my own use of “devices” in the classroom as I enter a transition period from a classroom teacher to a technology integration coach. I’ve always been the informal “techie” guy in my schools. At one point I actually made some fake billing documentsContinue reading “Glory Days”

All Along the Watchtower

I certainly hope that “education as we know it” will have changed in the next decade. Although it has certainly struggled to do so over the past 100 years. There is no doubt that technology has played and will continue to play a part in the development of education. It would be difficult for itContinue reading “All Along the Watchtower”

Question the Answers

Readings for this week were interesting and I’ll offer some brief thoughts before I get to my learning protein. I’m not a fan of the flipped classroom approach. I think work at home of any sort is a challenge as there are innumerable variables that students face. I prefer to keep as much work in class asContinue reading “Question the Answers”