Reading Fads: Why Tom Friedman Does Not Compute (2006)
I’m always on the lookout for educational trends. Over the past couple of months the usual suspects who speak at education conferences have been toting …
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‘Tis The Season for Technology
Your school could benefit from a bit of holiday retail therapy
Look at Me! I’m a Blurber!
Today, I received my copy of the brand new softcover edition of David Perkins’ terrific book, Making Learning Whole: How Seven Principles of Teaching Can …
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“Roger & Me” An Exciting New Keynote Event
I am thrilled to offer conferences, professional learning centers and school districts a unique keynote presentation featuring HyperStudio inventor, raconteur and fellow bricoleur Roger Wagner …
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The Year of the Laptop (2010)
Twenty years ago this past summer, I led professional development at the first two schools in the world where every student had a laptop. You …
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Student Voice
After my work in Maine ended, my partner came running into the house screaming that one of my “prison kids” was just on This American Life.
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The Market Speaks!
Oprah, Barack Obama, NBC News, Arianna Huffington and most other rich & powerful folks keep telling anyone who will listen that the mediocre propagandistic documentary, …
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My Hero to Speak at CMK 2011
National Book Award-Winning author and civil rights activist Jonathan Kozol is coming to Constructing Modern Knowledge 2011! I could not be more thrilled or honored. …
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Jonathan Kozol Takes on the World (2006)
Jonathan Kozol has never been afraid to take on big targets. His current best seller, The Shame of the Nation: The Restoration of Apartheid Education …
Donald Graves R.I.P.
The world lost another great educator recently. Donald Graves, passed away at 80 years-old in late September. Graves was the author of numerous books on …