Here is an oversimplified scan of the ed tech blogoshere in the last month:
1. The blogger has “seen the light”, has truth on his side, (the truth = transforming education with technology is the solution for many educational ills); but the blogger is frustrated because…
a) the administration
b) the teachers
c) the community
1. Don’t [...]
Archive for October, 2007
11 Familiar Conversations
Posted in Educational Technology, K-12 Education, Learning on October 31, 2007 | 17 Comments »
Relax
Posted in Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Practice, Transformation, journeys on October 25, 2007 | 4 Comments »
When I was three years old I fell and cut my forehead on a stone. I was rushed to the hospital to get stitched up. I had never seen that much blood before. My mother was frightened which frightened me even more. I lay on a table in the hospital, screaming and fighting the doctors [...]
Five Things You Can Do To Transform Teaching and Learning
Posted in Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Learning, Practice, Purpose, Transformation, journeys on October 22, 2007 | Leave a Comment »
1. Find a teacher/coach.
No matter what your role, whether Superintendent of Schools, Principal, Director of Technology, or classroom teacher; finding the right person to guide and support you will make your journey much easier than if you try to do this alone. A teacher will shed light on your path and serve as a mirror [...]
This I Believe…
Posted in Educational Technology, Inspiration, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Practice, Student Leadership, Teachers, Transformation on October 19, 2007 | 14 Comments »
…our public school system is fantastic AND it is critical that it undergo a complete and comprehensive transformation.
…the transformation of public education should empower students to be responsible for their own learning and much more active and engaged participants in the process. We will need time for this transition because students have been so disempowered [...]
How Do We Change?
Posted in Educational Technology, Executive Coaching, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning, Practice, Transformation, journeys on October 15, 2007 | 13 Comments »
If changing the behaviors, habits, and practices of the human beings that work in our schools is key to transforming teaching and learning, then let’s take a moment to explore this important issue more deeply.
Let’s start with the best case scenario…someone who wants to change, someone who does not have to be forced into it, [...]
The Starting Point
Posted in Ed Tech Planning, Educational Technology, K-12 Education, Leadership, Transformation on October 11, 2007 | 7 Comments »
We can change the entire curriculum of our schools, we can re-engineer their structure and organization, we can drown them in funding, equip them with the latest technology, we can change everything about our schools; but if we, as educators, stay the same; if we don’t change our practices, and our behaviors…we will have accomplished [...]
The Learning Dojo
Posted in Aikido, K-12 Education, Leadership, Leadership Development, Learning Styles, Practice, Transformation on October 7, 2007 | 2 Comments »
“We are now at a historical transition in which it is crucial that learning be placed in the context of action, as a way of being in the world, instead of being simply intellectually smart.”
I am in the midst of reading Richard Strozzi-Heckler’s excellent new book, “The Leadership Dojo”. In it he puts forth a [...]
Teaching Requires Knowing Our Students
Posted in Constructivist Learning, Educational Research, Educational Technology, K-12 Education, Learning, Learning Styles, Transformation on October 1, 2007 | 8 Comments »
“Miriam had taught eighth grade for years. She knew the required curriculum and the amount of time available for each unit. Over the years she had collected many instructional resources to add interest to the topic. She was confident that she had fully prepared for teaching this material. Miriam was unaware that the classroom itself [...]
