Learning and Science in the 21st Century
Nothing pleases me more than when students, eighth graders I might add, are speechless. I mean how often does that happen? And, how often does a group of say 22 eighth graders go speechless? All it took was using ice to boil water. Science and curiosity in general are fueled by [...]
Read: Set the Hook
Having done this twice now I will call it an annual survey. I did not elaborate on last year’s questions. Students were asked if they used a small variety of tools. With the beginning of the school year, I did not have time to revise the survey. Last year I wanted [...]
I just spent the day helping my wife post her 6th graders energy presentations to a new edublog. The project isn’t really a blog but they are looking for comments on their work. If you have a few minutes and would like to offer some short constructive feedback please check out their presentations [...]
The Learning never stops, recently posted on Durff’s Blog really resonates with me as I find this a constant struggle in my classes.
I needed the information, I sought it out, I knew where to look. These are research skills that educational leaders need to develop in learners. They are the lifelong-learners of tomorrow. If they [...]
As I read through the edublogger world I am often left to wonder if the world my students live in is different than the world described by many of the edubloggers. Not because I think those describing totally wired students are wrong, but rather because we tend to create situations in our lives where [...]
