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It’s not 1892 anymore
We have all gone to school. We all know that school is organized around academic subjects like math, English, history and science. But why? -It is not easy to question something that everyone…
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Advanced Placement: A Race to Nowhere?
“Honestly, the best thing to do would be to get rid of the AP Program, and just design a course that prepares students for the college-level experience.” A few nights ago, we hosted…
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Twitter for Education
Post-ITSC ’11, I know many teachers and will be exploring using Twitter as a learning tool, both for themselves and for their students. Administrators will be imagining ways it could be helpful for…
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Photos Across the Curriculum
ITSC ’11 Mid-Day Three My last day at ITSC 2011 began with a high-energy session by Dean Shareski (@shareski) and Alec Couros (@courosa). “Photos Across the Curriculum” challenged participants to consider how valuable…
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Keeping Kids off the Internet – What’s With the Draconian Filtering Policies?
A couple years ago, I made a commitment to take my classes virtually paperless. Aside from the occasional in-class exam, my students and I rely on our class website and various online tools…
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History Education in a World of Information Surplus
My PLN colleague Liz Becker (@Ellsbeth) kindly wrote yesterday on her excellent blog All Who Wonder are Not Lost: History is Dead, Long Live History about how my post about math education (“…Long…
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Math is dead. Long live Mathematics!
Recently I watched a TED talk which got me thinking about Mathematics in a way I hadn’t before. To cut straight to the video, scroll down. Let me be clear at the start…
History Education in a World of Information Surplus
My PLN colleague Liz Becker (@Ellsbeth) kindly wrote yesterday on her excellent blog All Who Wonder are Not Lost: History is Dead, Long Live History about how my post about math education (“…Long…
Misunderstanding Sal Khan, and Missing the Point
I’m starting to get a bit tired of the criticism being leveled at Sal Khan. After plenty of attention from old media about the launch of Khan Academy, Khan’s a coveted speaker. He’s…
Photos Across the Curriculum
ITSC ’11 Mid-Day Three My last day at ITSC 2011 began with a high-energy session by Dean Shareski (@shareski) and Alec Couros (@courosa). “Photos Across the Curriculum” challenged participants to consider how valuable…
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September 26, 2011It’s not 1892 anymore
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September 26, 2011
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February 21, 2011
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January 2, 2011
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December 29, 2010
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February 24, 2011How to Make a Class Backchannel
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December 19, 2010
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October 8, 2010
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October 6, 2010
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October 18, 2011What’s your Professional Growth Plan?
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February 21, 2011
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November 7, 2010
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October 13, 2010
Founder of “The Free Encyclopedia” Honored for Democratizing Knowledge
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October 15, 2011Misunderstanding Sal Khan, and Missing the Point
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February 22, 2011
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February 20, 2011
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February 19, 2011
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January 15, 2011
Keeping Kids off the Internet – What’s With the Draconian Filtering Policies?
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