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Cindy and I listen to podcasts. We frequently travel by car and spend most of the time listening to podcasts rather than say audiobooks or music. I guess we are more likely to agree on a podcast than we are … Continue reading →

Allow me to offer a book recommendation with an explanation. The explanation is necessary because the title of the book and even the focus may not seem relevant to educators. I think the topic is very relevant. The book is … Continue reading →

When educators talk about education they tend to say it is important but then are critical of educational practice. Standards are too low. Teachers are lazy of incompetent. Costs are too high. Teachers hide behind unions. If you work in … Continue reading →

Teaching Students to Live Tweet – Starr Sackstein, MJE, NBCT http://nzzl.us/2oysnPu  – really wish we wouldn’t. Engage in extended writing. I posted the tweet appearing above earlier today. Some time later my wife saw the tweet and took exception. She … Continue reading →

Mimi Ito claims teen mastery of phone technology is an untended consequence of this age group having limited privacy in other areas of their lives. Other opportunities for privacy are declining due to parent fears. “Constraints configure practice.” The phone … Continue reading →

When it comes to education, I am pretty much a fan of hybrid everything. I think integrating new things tends to work far better than making drastic transitions. It also avoids the flip-flopping so common in educational practice. It seems … Continue reading →