Education – Page 5 – Ryan Harwood

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”

Catch A Fire

I stopped reading to start my post when I hit the following quote from the Edutopia article What is Successful Technology Integration. Willingness to embrace change is also a major requirement for successful technology integration. Nailed it. There’s no place for complacency when it comes to technology in schools. If there was we’d still be usingContinue reading “Catch A Fire”

Stir It Up

As soon as I started reading the EduCase Learning Initiative article about digital storytelling, my gears started spinning. I knew exactly how this would fit with my teaching. Setting Last year out 8th grade worked on an oral history project at the end of the year as a service learning experience. This takes it toContinue reading “Stir It Up”

Too Much

For several years I outlawed PowerPoint in my classroom. I just got tired of students reading four hundred bullet points to me for three or four periods a day. For many of them, this just meant they used an alternate program that they could do the same thing with. Some of them even realized thatContinue reading “Too Much”

Akwaaba

In Ghana, Akwaaba means welcome. I’m more than happy to extend the greeting to all that have been a part of this fantastic first week of #AfricaEd. Tuesday marked the first edition of #AfricaEd. I honestly had no idea what to expect and was prepared to watch my Twitter feed stare back at me blankly throughoutContinue reading “Akwaaba”

Welcome to #AfricaEd

Welcome to #AfricaEd a Twitter chat focused to those working on the African Continent. Whether you are an international educator or working in a local school, I hope that you will join this new PLN to learn, share and borrow ideas from educators across Africa and the world. #AfricaEd will be a slow chat. StartingContinue reading “Welcome to #AfricaEd”