MOOCifying K-12: Relationships, Collaboration, Risk-Taking
Just over a year ago, my “learning” exploded. I was developing a hybrid Canadian online delivery program for Chinese high school students. I was encouraged to push the boundaries of K-12 online and...
View ArticleThe Higher Education and K-12 Conversation
When we think about K-12 and higher education, educators think of them as two separate entities. Within K-12, we divide it further; primary, junior, intermediate, and senior. These artificial silos...
View ArticleHow Shadowing my 2nd-grader Led to a New View of Tech in the Classroom
Last year, I experienced two months that were very challenging for me as a person and as an academic. One of my sons, who was seven, became very ill and missed a lot of school. When he returned, he was...
View ArticleBreaking Binary: Facebook and Teachable Moments
I was in my car, pulling into the driveway after picking up some takeout. The radio was tuned to NPR, but I wasn’t paying that close of attention. I was exhausted after a long day of teaching and...
View ArticleThe Play’s The Thing: Lessons from Preschool Storytimes for College Classrooms
Though one might imagine that suggestions emerging from a preschool storytime may not seem to be a likely source of wisdom for an adult audience, I find that we often forget the importance of basic...
View ArticleWhat We Can Learn from Homeschooling
Our homeschooling journey began nearly a decade ago, when our three year-old daughter started preschool. I was certain she would love school. She didn’t. We cycled through three schools. At one,...
View ArticleEffective Teaching Remix: Answering the Call for Digital Literacy
I am a big fan of those educators who have learned that you can use these tools, together with critical thinking, as a means of empowering students to take on their own learning. ~ Howard Rheingold...
View ArticleHybridPod, Ep. 7 — Collaboration
A complete transcript of this episode is available. In November, Digital Writing Month returns to give participants a lively, supportive, and massively collaborative environment in which to think...
View ArticleSeparate but Equal: Substitute Teaching Done Right
Every day, students across the country open the doors to their classrooms and see a stranger standing where their regular teacher should be. “Are you our sub?” they demand in a less than polite or...
View Article“College Readiness” versus “Ready for College”
We have lots of definitions of “college readiness”; here are the ACT’s definitions as well as the Common Core’s in Language Arts (as for math, it’s simply “all the math” they outline), as well as the...
View ArticleSeparate but Equal: Substitute Teaching Done Right
Every day, students across the country open the doors to their classrooms and see a stranger standing where their regular teacher should be. “Are you our sub?” they demand in a less than polite or...
View Article“College Readiness” versus “Ready for College”
We have lots of definitions of “college readiness”; here are the ACT’s definitions as well as the Common Core’s in Language Arts (as for math, it’s simply “all the math” they outline), as well as the...
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