Uncategorized The Starting Point 24 Jul 2021 "I saw student choice. The kids were writing their own songs. It was definitely DOK-4." We were debriefing an instructional rounds experience after observing a fourth grade music class. The…
Uncategorized Evolving History 16 Jul 202116 Jul 2021 In 1607, the first permanent English colony in America was established in Jamestown, Virginia. There are actually two Jamestown colonies, a couple miles apart, and my wife and I visited…
Uncategorized High School Knowledge 25 Jun 2021 Why do we go to school? It's an absurd question, really. If you ask students, they're usually suprised by it. Everyone goes to school. There's no real choice. We have…
Uncategorized Almost Back to Normal 17 Jun 2021 We're almost back to normal. Last night, we biked a few miles to a local restaurant, ate dinner inside, and stopped for ice cream on the way home. I didn't…
Uncategorized The Best 13 Jun 2021 For about 20 years, my family spent Independence Day with the Boston Pops. Each year, they would give a free concert on the Charles River Esplanade complete with the orchestra,…
Uncategorized Complicated Solutions 28 May 20211 Jun 2021 One of the challenges I face in my role is deciding when not to do something. I can see possibilities for systems to work together. I can repurpose technology tools…
Uncategorized Technology Integration 17 May 2021 For the first decade of my career, we talked a lot about "technology integration." At the time, we knew technology was important. We knew that it would have a dramatic…
Uncategorized 25 Years of Ed Tech 9 May 2021 I've enjoyed the journey through Martin Weller's "25 Years of Ed Tech" this spring. Martin worked with Athabasca University Press to publish the book with a Creative Commons license. This…
Uncategorized Reflecting on a Year 25 Apr 2021 The South African concept of Ubuntu describes the symbiotic relationship between the individual and their community. I am a product of the environment in which I live. My perspectives and…
Uncategorized Two Places 19 Apr 202121 Apr 2021 I don't attend many professional conferences. In a normal year, I'll make it to one state-level educational technology conference, and maybe 2-3 smaller one-day regional conferences. Once every 4-5 years,…
Uncategorized Pretty Rocks 1 Apr 2021 While hiking in the park the other day, we encountered some Sharon conglomerate. In our area, almost all of the rock is sedimentary shale and sandstone. Conglomerate is pretty rare.…
Uncategorized Communication Skills 24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 Maybe it was a bad question. On a five-point scale from "strongly disagree" to "strongly agree", please rate your agreement with the following statement: Technology helps students develop communication skills.…
