I know it’s the largest word in my tag cloud on this blog….but really I’m over it now. I have come to hate the phrase “21st Century” whatever: Learner, Thinking, Teacher, Skills. Has anyone noticed it’s 2008…well 79 days until 2009! We’re 9 years (depending on how you count) into the 21st Century and we’re still calling for 21st Century […]
Friday marked the end to the first quarter of the school year at ISB. As my first quarter here comes to a close I’ve started to reflect on the experience so far. There is a reason why international schools make you sign a two year contract. It takes at least a year to get your feet on the ground, to […]
The second season of Shift Our Schools kicks off tonight as David and I along with Kim Cofino reflect about the Learning 2.008 Conference in Shanghai. We’re changing things up this year starting with a new website dedicated to the podcast. Click on the link above or the picture to head to the website. We are in iTunes and ready […]
This morning before leaving for work I was enjoying a cup of coffee with The Thinking Chick (the new nickname for my wife by my colleagues). We were discussion a video created by one of Chad Bates‘ students in class. Me: “It’s a great video! And think how much more she’s going to remember about Excel. Way more then she […]
To often I hear educators make remarks about change. Either about that it’s too much, too fast, too often, or the more famous one, “Here we go again.” For some reason, some educators do not see the I in change. The school can change, teaching can change, students can change, as long as I don’t have to change. How do […]
Please watch this video If you don’t understand what Chris is talking about, you’re out of touch. If you think you know what Chris is talking about you need to surround yourself with people who understand this type of transformation. If you sill think schools don’t need to change, can’t change or that your school is a “good school”. Your […]
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Thanks Tim Lauer A must watch!
One thing is for sure. When you work with a powerful team like Tara and Kim you have conversations that end up turning into a lot of blog posts. 🙂 I have a sticky note I keep on my desk with ideas. I have an idea book that I keep in my backpack, and I have thoughts in my head […]
ISB just launched PantherNet. Our Moodle system that syncs (or is trying to) with PowerSchool. It’s still in Beta but early feedback from teachers: “Where has this been?” That’s a good sign! Yesterday I met with a fourth grade teacher eager to see if PantherNet could fit into her classroom. I haven’t used Moodle much in the elementary but there […]