education… The Importance and Value of Play. 3 Dec 20254 Dec 2025 "Heyyyy yea, yea, yea, heyyyyy, yea, yea! What's goin' on?" https://youtu.be/6NXnxTNIWkc?si=FfoUX5wZZo39a5HT I often play music in the background of my classes. These are normally lofi, calm, or zen meditation collections.…
education… It is about connecting the dots. What is the learning experience for our kids? 28 Oct 202428 Oct 2024 This quote popped up today, and it felt like a good place to start on this cool, Monday morning. Normally, I am not a fan of using quotes, but this…
microcredentials… Creating Student-Centered Experiences in an Industrial School Setting 11 Oct 2024 Educators have educator friends. Its a fact. Something in our genes compels this group of people to find each other to talk about education, kids, and ways to improve this…
education… Failing Beyond Your Expertise-How Discomfort Can Lead to Excellence 16 Nov 2023 Where do YOU like to be? In this image, where is the greatest area of growth? What area is the most daunting? As a fan of Adam Grant, I became…
Digital Badging… Digital Badging – Larger Perspectives in Design Thinking of Credentials 7 Dec 20187 Dec 2018 Educators, by and large, are extremely creative people. I could never be a K-1 teacher, only because I do not have the chops for the incredible bulletin board designs. Seriously…
Education and teaching… Stop! Collaborate, and Listen! The importance of reflection and feedback in developing student centered classrooms. 13 Nov 201813 Nov 2018 I'm aware, dated myself instantly. If you get the reference, we can kick it, for sure. As educators, I find that we take on so much, make so many decisions,…
Education and teaching… How is this mastery? 9 Nov 2018 I was having a discussion with a high school sophomore this week. She was talking about her latest summative science assessment. She had scored a 3.5 (don't get me started…
Education and teaching… Student Centered Personalization 1.0 – Initial Attempts, Musings, and What’s Missing? 6 Nov 20189 Nov 2018 The engineering process shows us that all ideas must be turned into a prototype. I mean, it is only a dumb idea if it does not work, right? Through any…
Proficiency based learning… The starting point of all achievement? Daring to begin. 1 Nov 20189 Nov 2018 Such an easy place, the start. It is a new beginning, a rebirth, a place to forge ahead into a new world. Or, in educational terms, it is the enviable…
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