Inquiry & Reflection for Better Learning
I’ve been enjoying the Edtechtalk podcasts for a few weeks now, ever since I stumbled on to them quite by accident. My favorites are the brainstorms, where different crews of folks get together to shoot the proverbial breeze about the tech and projects that they are working on. The shows have no set […]
Read More Brainstorming in PublicDerrall works with elementary students and has been thinking about recent publications about blogs in the mainstream media (Go, Clarence!). I have been, too, as we’re wrapping up a quarter and I have some student work that we’d like to publish and a new portal through which to do it. (I’m not sharing a link […]
Read More Could a Blog be a Writing Workshop?Posting a new podcast tonight that’s a reflection and a brainstorm on some thoughts on writing across the curriculum. The show’s also a request for information: How are you creating classroom and school-wide environments that support writing in every classroom? If you’re not doing that, why not? Link from the Show Darren […]
Read More Podcast: Some Thoughts on Writing Across the Curriculum. . . because we’ve been doing lots of hard work here at my high school. I’ve been grading lots of papers via Moodle, recording new podcasts for the , and working to prepare an inservice that I’m doing with some of my fellow writing project teachers. Oh — and teaching propaganda techniques […]
Read More I've Been Quiet . . .Today’s podcast is a reflection on a writing assignment that I’m currently working through with my 10th grade writing course. The project involves creating character sketches of fictitious students that might go to our school, and then using those characters to tell stories about our school, all in the pursuit of truth via […]
Read More Podcast: Good Writing, the Truth, and FictionWaaaaay back last Spring, Darren and I recorded a podcast discussing our use of wikis in the classroom. We talked for quite a while about what we were doing, what we wanted to do, and why we thought they might be useful classroom tools. Then we both got busy with our summers and […]
Read More Podcast — Darren & Me & WikisI’ve got eight students in my Journalism course. They seem receptive to the idea that we can cover Longmont better than any other news source. On Monday, they return with their first story ideas. We spent today examining some hyperlocal sites out there that we might model ours after. If we create our […]
Read More First Day of (Hyperlocal) JournalismIt’s been a while since a podcast. Today’s offering is a little bit about Moodle, a little bit more about hyperjournalism in my classroom, and a thank you to David Warlick for something that I’m not even sure he meant to do. Oh — and my daughter has a brief speaking part. Enjoy. […]
Read More Podcast: Moodle, Hyperjournalism, and Today, Tomorrow?Today was the first official day back at school for me. We had some major renovation work done over the summer, and there was a possibility that we might not be ready in time for the school year to start (students report on Wednesday). Unfortunately, it looks like we both won’t […]
Read More Problem and Solution . . .and problemAs Steve returns to the classroom, he’s written a personal contract for himself. With a few minor edits, it serves as a good reminder for many of us. You should take a look. I particularly like the balance of rigor for all and time for his family. That’s a tough balance […]
Read More Recommitment