My new blogs at The Pulse: Education’s Place for Debate
The Pulse: Education’s Place for Debate is going through a transitional phase, so you may have missed some of my recent blogs there.Digital Native Theory …
Vote for me!
Although I’ve been incredibly critical of Ed in ’08, they are giving out awards for education bloggers next week in Washington D.C. Wouldn’t it be …
I Hit the Big Time!
Big news! I could not be more thrilled to have been invited to be a contributor to The Huffington Post. I have read The Huffington …
Isn’t it Ironic?
Many of the most popular, hired and prolific members of the EduBlogosphere (particularly the edtech bloggers) spend a great deal of time, word count and …
Announcing Constructing Modern Knowledge 2008
I’d like to invite you to a very special event this summer. Some of my fondest memories of teaching and learning come from summer camp …
Teach for America Marked Absent
Here is a link to my most recent blog about Teach for America failing to prepare teacher candidates at even the most fundamental level. Read, …
Spring Travel at 9 Degrees Fahrenheit
I usually spend about 1/3 of each year on the road speaking and consulting with schools, governments or corporations. So far, 2008 has been no …
The Games Teachers Play
We are cheating our students by turning reading into a game of dodgeball. Perhaps there are many more distractions facing children today, but great teachers …
Alternate Opinion: Corporate Involvement in Schools
District Administration Magazine has a feature in its April 2008 issue about corporate involvement in schools. Inside the feature is an interview with Billionaire education …
Like the Three Stooges, but with Members of Congress
As the Marine Choir led the singing of “We Shall Overcome” in the Capitol Rotunda in commemoration of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s death …