I had the pleasure of speaking with some of my favorite math teachers today, and we had a "wouldn't it be cool if" moment, so here goes . . .Wouldn't it be cool if our students used Google's Public Data Explorer or the Pew Research Center to create some great infographics* with Visual.ly? Yeah,...
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A Student's Perspective on Innovation Day
Today we held our first Innovation Day in Huntsville ISD. I figured it was going to be pretty cool, but I had no idea how cool. In the first 10 minutes I was on the campus of Samuel Walker Houston Elementary I watched a student dredge chicken for frying, saw 5 girls sewing clothing, helped three boys...
An Open Letter to Teachers in an Age of High Stakes Testing
This is an open letter to teachers everywhere, but especially here in Texas, the home of the Standardized Test. It is republished here by permission of the author, who wishes to remain anonymous. Teachers: I’m on your side, I feel your pain, and I am one of you, but having a child who struggles in school...
amanda gorrence, children, gabriele galimberti, photography, prized possessions, toys, writing, writing prompt
Photos of Children from Around the World with Their Prized Possessions
My friend Rebecca King (@rebeccakingRK) from Rockdale ISD noticed the power of Gabriele Galimberti’s photography series of the world's children and their prized possessions. Unfortunately, some of the sidebar adverts were not child friendly. Rebecca wanted her educator colleagues to be able to use the photographs for writing assignments, etc., so she created...
change, collaboration, education, ISTE Nets S, project runway, standardized tests, teams, Wordle.net
Education Project Runway Style
The latest season of Project Runway (it's the teams edition--advertised as "There's no I in TEAM") has really got me thinking.How many of you would HIRE someone who came into an interview and announced the following:I prefer to work alone (translation: I'm terrible at working collaboratively).I am really...
If you Don't Like Change . . .
"If you don't like change, you're really gonna hate extinction."-Ross ShafferDino Photo B...
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