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Cover the Material – or Teach Students to Think
The Feb 2008 issue of Educational Leadership features an article titled “Cover the Material – Or Teach Students to Think?,” written by Marion Brady. The author questions the logic of adding “rigor”...
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Back from MACUL… Now what?
The MACUL Conference was held in Grand Rapids, Michigan last week. The conversations, networking, and social events helped me connect with others, and spending time with others who “get me” for...
View ArticlePlanning for 22nd Century Learning
I spent the afternoon with a great group of folks discussing & planning steps to help administrators be the kinds of leaders required to transform our schools into 22nd century places of learning…...
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Beliefs about Grading
Dennis Keeney, my district’s Technology & Data Analysis Director facilitated a presentation/discussion at a principal’s meeting. It was eye-opening and thought provoking. He talked about a book...
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Disruptive Innovation
I attended Michigan Virtual University’s Online Learning Symposium at MSU yesterday. Michael Horn, one of the authors of Disrupting Class: How Disruptive Innovation Will Change the Way the World...
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Leadership Day 2009
Scott McLeod has asked for bloggers to participate in “Leadership Day,” a day to reflect on digital leadership with the purpose of helping school principals, central office administrators, and...
View ArticleAre We Delivering a Fast Food Education?
Creativity expert Sir Ken Robinson delivered a speech for TED Talks: Ideas worth spreading. I have watched his famous TED speech from 2006 a few times, and was anxious to hear what he has to say in...
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On a Techie High
The annual MACUL Conference was held this past week. The word on the street is that the conference was the best ever. This is good news to me, because I’m on the Board of Directors and helped plan...
View ArticleIowa, Did You Know?
Another version of the highly shared “Did You Know?” video has been recently published. It’s written to be used in Iowa, but as I watched it, I found that other states could be substituted with the...
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Nominate Your Favorite Tech Leader for a MACUL Award!
Each year, the Michigan Association for Computer Users in Learning (MACUL) recognizes exemplary leadership in classroom teaching with technology and building and district technology leadership. Three...
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