This post was first published in August 2014, so please forgive any outdated references. I began my student teaching and carried many dreams and plans in my mind. Looking back on these words, I still carry many of these ideas with me eight years later. Maybe I was on...
Do a Google search for Real World Learning. Then take a look at the number of search results. Depending on where you are in the world and what day you perform this particular search, you will likely get a different answer, but you should still come to the same...
What people think of as the moment of discovery is really the discovery of the question. — Jonas Salk When we make decisions about the technology we use in our classrooms, we very often ask the wrong questions. We think about how we can use the latest,...
The reason HyperDocs work is because each one begins with strong lesson design, curates quality instructional content, and packages learning in a way that engages learners. A HyperDoc shifts the focus from teacher-led lectures to student-driven, inquiry-based...
I read Ev William’s brief thoughts on the question of simple or easy. In short, Ev states that we often decide to do simple things rather than easy things. I contend that we do this in education when dealing with technology. We go through our days doing simple...
