Bringing the Interrupters to Town with Just One Tweet! Part 1
This was no regular meeting with the principal. I had a yellow legal pad and was trying to keep up with the sparks of fresh ideas or next steps. Proposals, artifacts and research passed across the big desk. Impacts on the community were discussed. Monetary costs were... Read More »
This was no regular meeting with the principal. I had a yellow legal pad and was trying to keep up with the sparks of fresh ideas or next steps. Proposals, artifacts and research passed across the big desk. Impacts on the community were discussed. Monetary costs were... Read More »
Bringing the Interrupters to Town with Just One Tweet! Part 3
"This is your old, old grandpa. I've got a copy of all of your previous emails... related to the documentary. I'm very proud of you...undertaking something like this...getting the idea for something like this at your school. I wish you a lot of luck with that. I'm very happy for you.." And... Read More »
"This is your old, old grandpa. I've got a copy of all of your previous emails... related to the documentary. I'm very proud of you...undertaking something like this...getting the idea for something like this at your school. I wish you a lot of luck with that. I'm very happy for you.." And... Read More »
The Perfect Teacher
In many situations a teacher means something different for each student. To many of us a teacher is the person in front of the classroom or lecture hall. A teacher can be someone that demonstrates each subject with passion and tactfulness as they pace the aisle and rows of seats lining a class. In... Read More »
In many situations a teacher means something different for each student. To many of us a teacher is the person in front of the classroom or lecture hall. A teacher can be someone that demonstrates each subject with passion and tactfulness as they pace the aisle and rows of seats lining a class. In... Read More »
Why do we PBL? or From Sustainability to Sustaining
School reform is unsustainable. There, I said it. Now let me explain. I ran cross country in high school and one of my favorite poems was one called "Why do I run?" There is a fantastic sequence near the beginning that goes : Is it easier now? Not really. The same pain I felt the first day I began... Read More »
School reform is unsustainable. There, I said it. Now let me explain. I ran cross country in high school and one of my favorite poems was one called "Why do I run?" There is a fantastic sequence near the beginning that goes : Is it easier now? Not really. The same pain I felt the first day I began... Read More »
Students are ultimate stakeholders in future education system
As a part of Ohio’s participation in the nation’s first Digital Learning Day yesterday, we invited a group of students, parents and teachers to share their testimony in support of digital learning before the House of Representatives Committee on Education. At the core of KnowledgeWorks’ mission is... Read More »
As a part of Ohio’s participation in the nation’s first Digital Learning Day yesterday, we invited a group of students, parents and teachers to share their testimony in support of digital learning before the House of Representatives Committee on Education. At the core of KnowledgeWorks’ mission is... Read More »
Bringing the Interrupters to Town with Just One Tweet! Part 2
After announcing early in the week that we might have a Skype interview with someone related to The Interrupters documentary, there was almost a new-found dedication to our gangs project. (Well, more importantly to me as an English teacher, students started... Read More »
After announcing early in the week that we might have a Skype interview with someone related to The Interrupters documentary, there was almost a new-found dedication to our gangs project. (Well, more importantly to me as an English teacher, students started... Read More »