ability to think straight

“The ability to think straight, some knowledge of the past, some vision of the future, some skill to do useful service, some urge to fit that service into the well-being of the community- these are the most vital things education must try to produce.”
~ Virginia Gildersleeve

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age of innovation

Since we live in an age of innovation, a practical education must prepare a man for work that does not yet exist and cannot yet be clearly defined.
~ Peter F. Drucker

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the list

I’ve been playing around with a lot of 2.0 toys lately, trying to wrap my brain around new and interesting ways I could use these in my classes to connect students to each other and to a larger network outside of the classroom. Every time something new comes along I try it out because I [...]

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networks

willrich45 Hey Everyone! Back from vacation. Say hello to a group of educators outside of Chicago. They want to know what networks mean to you. about 3 hours ago from web
hrheingold @willrich45 Hi educators outside Chicago. Networks are where I learn much of what I need to know from ppl like Will Richardson [...]

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crowdsourcing

This word caught my attention as I was reading a TR article about Twitter. In that context, it means:
“crowdsourcing: ask a question on Twitter, and those who follow you respond with an answer”
I keep seeing this on Twitter but didn’t know it had a name. Now I do. Of course, wikipedia had a definition also. [...]

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“have to” vs “want to” participation

Every once in a while something clicks and begins to make sense. This morning it happened on my way to work as I was driving on mental auto-pilot. I really am thankful for the 25 minute drive to work because if I lived closer I wouldn’t get the uninterrupted time to think that driving for [...]

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no kidding

“The fifth-annual Speak Up survey polled more than 367,000 “education stakeholders”–parents, students, administrators, and teachers–and found that while 66 percent of administrators, 43 percent of parents, and 47 percent of teachers said they believed “local schools are doing a good job preparing students for jobs and careers of the future,” students disagreed. Among middle and [...]

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revolution

“The revolution of Socrates is to change education from the transmission of culture, to the development of self-reliance. If you want to function at the highest effectiveness as a teacher, then it is not enough to teach a subject to a student. Your goal must always be to teach the learner to be a teacher. [...]

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Not on the Test

http://www.sjbrooks-young.com/blog/index.blog/1801759/its-not-on-the-test-video/

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this week at work

I always love teaching teachers. I just started a new moodle class this week. It’s always very cool to see what other educators are doing and to have a hand in influencing how they interact with students.  It’s a group of my peers and I love their energy. I almost always end up making friends [...]

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