Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
I’m about to head off the grid for a week or two, with only brief glimpses of online things. It’s that time of year and I need a break – and I’m celebrating an anniversary with Ms. the Teacher – our tenth. A good time to pause and reflect – on many things. But, before […]
Read More Love as an Essential Element of School DesignEngchat 2011 from Ben Grey on Vimeo. ((Special thanks to Ben for spending time capturing this work.))
Read More #ISTE11: #engchat ReflectionI had the opportunity to hear Paul Allison, one of my favorite teachers, talk at length about his work with Youth Voices yesterday. Usually, Paul’s asking about others’ work, or showcasing the work he’s doing – but not talking about the thinking behind the work. And I like it when he does so. I hope […]
Read More #ISTE11: On Longitudinal Web Presences for Writing, Learning, BeingSo last night’s #engchat, I think, went well – a good opportunity to be in physical fellowship and conversation with some folks and some virtual fellowship and conversation with others. Thanks to Meenoo for letting me play along and for my friends at the for arranging the live venue ((Fergie’s in Philadelphia. Great place to […]
Read More #ISTE11: On #engchat & PausesYesterday afternoon, I had the opportunity to attend the first ever , an exploration of the opportunities to fiddle with text and writing and code on the Internet. It was a useful event for me, as we were able to think and play with ideas about what “hacking” means right now, and how it’s about […]
Read More #ISTE11: NWP's Inaugural Hack JamIt's pancake day. Again. # Steak. Eggs. Coffee. #sogood # @samchaltain And why it matters. in reply to samchaltain # Important vacation work occurring. http://t.co/o1YjIVN # @KarenJan Nah. You need some reasons for kids to use a keyboard. Better than sites. And something gets done. in reply to KarenJan # @KarenJan They need to write […]
Read More The Week in Tweets for 2011-06-27I’m writing this morning from the Blogger’s Cafe at ISTE 2011 in Philadelphia, PA. I’m looking forward to three days of learning and thinking and conversation with lots of smart folks from all over doing interesting work to improve teaching and learning with technology. But I’d be lying to myself if I didn’t remember that […]
Read More Crap Detection: #ISTE11So I’ll be hosting #engchat on Monday, June 27th. For the last few months, I’ve been wondering about Twitter chats in general, and their effectiveness. Of course, to determine their effectiveness, one has to have a sense of their purpose. And I can’t aways seem to tell the purpose of Twitter chats in general other […]
Read More #engchat: Twitter Chat with Purpose?@tcarmody Bob Hoskins. Might be the exception that proves the rule. in reply to tcarmody # So. Toll road I was on this morning is hosting a Twitter chat later this week. Seems a mixed message. # @jonbecker Weird, huh? #TollRoadChat in reply to jonbecker # “The long-form article is not only alive, it is […]
Read More The Week in Tweets for 2011-06-20I had the chance to write this morning with friends and colleagues from the . They were kind enough to let me come speak with them about some of the things I’m wondering about when it comes to writing and technology lately. Our prompt, at one point, was taken from a comment Claudia left here the […]
Read More Wondering Vulnerably in Public