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Hang on to the good stuff

Steven Anderson had a recent post in which he admitted that we tend to forget about quality resources. We move on to new resources ignoring what we thought was great last year or the year before that. Anderson’s examples were … Continue reading

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The narrow Apple perspective

So, let’s be clear. Apple offers high quality, but expensive hardware. I own multiple Apple devices and if pushed into a corner of having to limit my hardware purchases I would have to go with Apple. What troubles me about … Continue reading

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Put the learner in the middle

Here is another idea for professional development via reading. Too many professionals read content that they agree with. They may ask colleagues for a recommendation and someone says “here is something you will like”. If much “development” from such experiences … Continue reading

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Big picture reading

If as an educator and the read to inform yourself about your profession, I would propose you consider several books that are about the context within which educators function. Glass, for example, proposes that politics and economics are stronger determinants … Continue reading

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Filtering by reading level

Google used to allow the filtering of search results by reading level, but for some reason (not officially announced) this advanced feature was removed. New businesses emerge to fill a niche left unexplored by the big players. Choosito appears to … Continue reading

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Considering the needs of ALL categories of learners

I have been reading several books about educational reform and charter schools (e.g., Disrupting Class). I began to experience a vague associated with a topic I used to cover when teaching educational psychology. One persuasive logic in individualization is that … Continue reading

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