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EduCon Reflection; Dr. Remix

In reflecting on my Conversation with @budtheteacher at EduCon2.3, I want to thank everyone who participated. My first reflection is something that Bud said that I didn’t want to jump on during the presentation but that I definitely disagreed with. He said, ” if you look at our Google Doc outline you could see what [...]

My EduCon Schedule

What sessions are you planning to go to at EduCon?  These are the ones that I think I will attend: Conversation: “I’m From the Education Department and Am Here to Help” and other bedtime stories: A conversation about how to make and influence policy with some who do. Conversation: Leadership – A Missing Piece: Reimagining [...]

Robotics in Schools; A Conversation

Thanks for attending the session and taking time out of your busy conference to come and share with us.  A special thanks to the 4H Robotics Team, a great group that is helping make robotics easier and cheaper for all of us.  Here are the resources we shared.  If there is something missing, just let [...]

My Take on the Opening Keynote

The ISTE keynote was certainly a case of failed execution (were there any pictures at all and could anyone read that text?). The purpose of an opening keynote is like a leadoff hitter in baseball; to get on base and start something.  He started nothing, except to dampen expectations.  However ultimately it isn’t his fault [...]

Beyond Standards; The Road Ahead

Beyond Standards View more presentations from joebires. Here are my links: YouTube - Professor Risk “DEHUMANIZED When math and science rule the school”- September 2009 issue of Harper’s Bazaar College Dropout Hall of Fame Henry Jenkins Stephen Downes Tony Bates

The Kindle as Innovation

With tomorrow’s announcement of the newer, larger Kindle that will support textbooks, as well as the recent developments in netbooks, it is important to remember that the importance of one-to-one isn’t merely in the one-to-one nature of the student and the device but rather in the one-to-one and one-to-many interactions of the user and the [...]

Putting Rubber to the Road

Kevin Jarrett posted a few weeks ago about the  NJDOE’s proposed changes to the Core Curriculum Content Standards (NJCCCS). This post shined a well deserved spotlight on some excellent work that is rare in curriculum; a revolution rather than an evolution.  The proposed changes are the result of the deep thinking of the  NJDOE’s 2009 Standards [...]

Educon2.1; Wrapup

            This weekend I attended EduCon 2.1 in Philadephia at the Science Leadership Academy.  Looking for words to describe EduCon2.1, I think Will Richardson says it all; “this is the best conference”.  Unlike a lot of other conferences, there is almost no session hopping (moving from one session to another b/c the original session didn’t resonate with [...]

Educon2.1; My Session

  I presented at Educon with Edwin Wargo of the Bridgeton Schools a session called Technology Literacy at the K-8 Level: Conversation About Learning, Pedagogy, and the 5W’s. Here is a link to our presentation. http://qml.wikispaces.com/technologyliteracy

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