Jun
30
So, I’ve been coming across some new verbs . . . ?
June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I actually said that in a meeting a few weeks ago. I guess I didn’t really mean “new,” but underutilized in education – verbs that should be utilized if we are to take a 21st Century approach to curriculum-writing. I have a few links for you about these verbs – both from Andrew Churches from [...]
Jun
30
If you haven’t seen it, you should . . .
June 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This is definitely worth checking out and really supports all of the curriculum work that we’re doing here. I came in this morning, saw it on the district page, watched it and smiled. Hopefully, you will too. Here’s the link:
http://brighton.schoolfusion.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=114040&sessionid=7d400b92be01e20fd1707647d6a9b7ec
I would also say that it supports the latest conversation about the 21st Century Skills and [...]
Jun
19
Another Member of the Blogosphere
June 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment
As our community grows, I am happy to announce that things could start moving faster than ever – making conversations at the district level so much more widespread. I’m really hoping these conversations might start to include musings at the school and classroom level as well. If you’re interested in school legal issues, I’d definitely [...]
Jun
15
A Birthday, a Vacuum and Some Thoughts
June 15, 2009 | 2 Comments
So, my birthday was yesterday (no singing necessary) and I became a bit reflective. I think as I get older, my birthday drums up reflective thinking about where I am and how that compares to where I thought I’d be at this age. Yesterday, as I was vacuuming (sometimes deep thoughts enter while vacuuming – [...]
Jun
1
Two Words: Google Wave
June 1, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Now, this looks like a game changer – Google Wave:
http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/05/28/google-wave-drips-with-ambition-can-it-fulfill-googles-grand-web-vision/
Now, I love Google Docs (collaborative, fast, easy – like most things Google); but the communication and collaboration potential here is insane! I’ve already signed up to be notified as soon as it releases – can’t wait to see what we may be able to do [...]
