Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
I love that the resource wiki gets attention from time to time. It’s sitting out there, patiently waiting for others to discover and add their ideas when then can. (Someday, I’ve got to do some reorganization work there. Or, you could, if you wanted to.) Today, this appeared on the meta-wiki […]
Read More Wiki ThinkingWe’re having lots of success with the CSUWP blog. About half the group is either writing for it or thinking about it. Last weekend, Megan asked, via the blog, a question that is pretty interesting for teachers who write and/or keep blogs. She writes: I’ve been doing some research into publishing poetry, and […]
Read More Are Blogs Publications?On my return trip from my visit with the fine folks at the , I took the advice of Dean Shareski and recorded a short podcast about the World Cafe discussion format. Oh — and the birth of my nephew. And some lightning. Enjoy.
Read More Podcast — I went to Pueblo and all you get is this dinky podcastI’m headed to Pueblo tomorrow to give a presentation on teaching writing. I’m excited to do the presentation, but I’ve got almost six hours in the car tomorrow. I’ve got plenty of good stuff to listen to, but I could use a little help. I’ve got all that time and two recording […]
Read More Got Any Podcast Topics?Since my wife introduced me to the format, I’ve used the World Cafe discussion model a handful of times in my classes. I didn’t know it had a website until now.
Read More The World CafeI read this article today: In the fall of 1886, 17-year-old John Rothrock was late to school eight times; his older brother, William, 18, was tardy five times. Their teacher, Mary Killgore, earned $65 a month; her male counterpart earned $111. And between January and May 1887, there were several incidents of corporal […]
Read More What We Leave BehindI’ve mentioned before that I’m working with a fabulous group of . I also mentioned that I was hoping to get them podcasting. It’s begun. Today’s podcast is a reading from Megan Freeman, one of our teachers. she’s got some great poetry here, and is setting a fine example. Please share a supportive […]
Read More A Poetry PodcastMonday was the first day of the 2005 Summer Institute. Over the next month, I’m tickled to death to have the opportunity to write, think, and scheme with some of the brightest teachers in Colorado. I know that many of you who’re reading this blog have a connection. Would it be too […]
Read More Writing Project BeginsRight after I finished my last post, I read this over at Chris Lydon’s Open Source blog: Does Aaron Spelling own the TV he makes, or do we? Sometimes we love what we watch — or read — so much that we can’t let go when the series ends. Fan fiction — creating […]
Read More Fan Fiction on Open SourceWhat do the Dark Lord of the Sith and the Prince of Walden Woods have in common? Well, for starters, they both, despite the boundaries of death and/or reality, have blogs. Yep, that’s right. Darth and Hank (thanks, Bill) have been blogging regularly for some time now, which leads to several […]
Read More An Odd Couple: Darth Vader & Henry David Thoreau