https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_ZmM7zPLyI I saw this video last week during a presentation by Dr. Tim Elmore. It has been on my brain all week. I feel like it encompasses my thoughts and concerns about education. We are in a battle in education right now and its a battle for the futures of our children. Do we want … Continue reading A Culture of Learning Vs. a Culture of Compliance – #BLOG365 Day 35
Curriculum
Interdisciplinary Learning Done Right: Student Exhibition Projects – #BLOG365 Day 29
There has been a little bit of chatter on the #IMMOOC Voxer group about interdisciplinary learning over the last few days. It was also something my accreditation group spent a lot of time discussing last week when we were doing a site visit. True cross-curricular learning seems to be the Holy Grail in teaching. Great … Continue reading Interdisciplinary Learning Done Right: Student Exhibition Projects – #BLOG365 Day 29
What’s the Point: A Follow Up – #BLOG365 Day 14
I read Meghan Everette's post What's the Point? -Lessons That Serve No Purpose last week. Her point about looking at the big picture when it comes to lesson design and planning resonated with me. As educators it is so important to know where we are going before we start any journey in the classroom or in … Continue reading What’s the Point: A Follow Up – #BLOG365 Day 14
@gcouros #InnovatorsMindset #IMMOOC – #BLOG365 Day 13
In just a few days I start George Couros' Innovator's Mindset MOOC (Massive Open Online Course). I read the book over the summer and am looking forward to delving into again. I read it on my Kindle which was a bad idea for someone who likes to highlight and write in the margins. I … Continue reading @gcouros #InnovatorsMindset #IMMOOC – #BLOG365 Day 13
5,475 Days Later- #BLOG365 Day 11
I started teaching the year after 9/11. In the first few years of teaching I took part in commemoration ceremonies each year. Then those ceremonies became moments of silence. Eventually the moments of silence became classroom lessons. Now, in many instances, it is left up to teachers how 9/11 is taught or if it is … Continue reading 5,475 Days Later- #BLOG365 Day 11
The Textbook is Not the Curriculum – #BLOG365 Day 9
Last night I was watching Kindergarten Cop. There is a scene where Arnold Schwarzenegger walks over to get help from Penelope Ann Miller; her character is a teacher. He knocks on her classroom door and she is sitting on her desk teaching an English lesson. I don't even know if I can use the word teaching. It … Continue reading The Textbook is Not the Curriculum – #BLOG365 Day 9
Jill Cross 