Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
I continue to ask of everyone I can speak with in Washington and in Congressional and government offices alike: What is the rationale for eliminating funding for the ? It is a simple question, or it seems to be. But I can’t get anyone to answer it beyond broad strokes of “local and state redundancy” […]
Read More US Dept of Education Press Office Won't Talk to (Bud the) TeacherEdward R. Morrow, October 15th, 1958, in a speech to the RTNDA: This instrument can teach, it can illuminate; yes, and it can even inspire. But it can do so only to the extent that humans are determined to use it to those ends. Otherwise it is merely wires and lights in a box. There is […]
Read More This InstrumentFinal Edition from Matthew Roberts on Vimeo.
Read More I’ll Miss You, Rocky. Thanks for Everything.It was about a year ago that I wrote a piece for English Journal on teaching “blogging” vs. “writing with blogs” that was pretty much a re-hash of some blog posts that I thought were saying something. The trouble is, I wasn’t sure what they were saying. I’ve been fumbling at this one for a […]
Read More Thinking ’bout LinkingAbout a week ago, Brian posted: Paul Hamilton left this comment on my last post: This week, I did a workshop for classroom teachers on using blogging in the classroom as one UDL approach for ALL learners. There were questions about the quality of posted student writing. So, here are my questions to […]
Read More A Belated AnswerI tweeted this. Then Dean posted it. And he’s right to do so – I’m forgetting to blog in the wake of Twitter. And that’s a bad thing – worthy of a podcast in the near future. Will’s having the same trouble, it seems, as are others in my network(s). Things are getting […]
Read More Worth Watching. And Thinking About.Lots of good stuff has either slid through the podcatcher or across the TV screen lately. Thought you’d be interested in these two. Frontline is looking very seriously at the future of news as well as what it means to keep secrets in a four part series called NewsWar. A teacher’s guide is […]
Read More Media RoundUpThe upshot of my correspondence with a very pleasant Ms. Radcliffe today (We’ve exchanged six messages so far, three each way. She asked me not to share hers, so I won’t share the messages, but I will share the outcome) is that no correction will be issued as no error has occurred. […]
Read More No Correction. Sort of.I was asked by a PR firm working for CNN to remind y’all that CNN’s website will feature the coverage from 9/11/2001 tomorrow: Dear Mr. Hunt, Tomorrow is going to be a rough day — the fifth anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001. As an education writer and observer, you know […]
Read More Broadcasting History(Via Josh) Google has now put together a News Search specifically for archived news from the last 200 years. According to TechCrunch (and my quick scan) the information available is spotty, but I was blown away by a few quick searches. I imagine this is a resource worth exploring further. Wow.
Read More Google News — The Good ‘Ol Days