K12Online 2010; RoboFusion

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The Future of Education

Just thought this video of George Siemens talking about the Future of Education was some of the brightest and most articulate sharing of the problems and possibilities of schooling today and in the future.

K12Online Conference 2009

Here are some resources to support my K12 Online Conference presentation called Google SketchUp UnLeashed. Free Google SketchUp Download Google SketchUp Video Tutorials on YouTube Math and Google SketchUp Google Sketchup: 3D For The Rest Of Us Sample Google Sketchup Unit Google SketchUp Manuals Google SketchUp 3D Warehouse Google SketchUp Help Introduction to Google Sketchup 3dvinci [...]

The Voice from the Wilderness

I begin each year asking what do I want my students to know and be able to do, not merely asking what I will teach and how. Hopefully, that decision about what to teach will be the by-product of all my thoughts and experiences as a professional, not merely referencing the many educational standards that [...]

Collaboration and Standards

I attended a session at NECC 2009 called Review of the NAEP Assessment Framework for Technological Literacy. One of my questions coming out of this session was why was the American Association of School Librarians (AASL) not at the table for this assessment framework when so many other associations are participating (ISTE, ITEA, P21, etc). [...]

‘Defining’ National Standards

A draft of the new national standards has been released (or been leaked). The general reaction is underwhelming. These national standards are everyone’s panacea for American education, but just like a balanced budget, everyone agrees on the idea but the devil is in the details. These draft standards are difficult to critique effectively because of the [...]

2012 is Coming

I attended this session at NECC 2009; Review of the NAEP Assessment Framework for Technological Literacy and I discussed some of my thoughts at my birds of a feather session yesterday on the eighth grade technology proficiency requirement. The web site for the NAEP Assessment Framework is here What I found interesting is that the current technology [...]

The Mirage of Standards

As another school year closes for many of us, ask yourself a question: How much time was spent aligning to standards and was that time well spent?  Did you align to the state standards, how about your national curricular association’s standards, don’t forget about the 21st century learning standards, and then there are the many [...]

Toward Open Textbooks

Government and education are focusing on innovation and change.   One such innovation is the open textbook movement. Recently, California’s governor began an intitative to put an open textbook in the hands of every student in California.   Even the major curricular associations are getting into the act. Through wikis and blogs we can build open [...]

NCTE on Writing

This is an excellent report just released from the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) that I heard about from Joyce Valence’s blog.  It offers a comprehensive history of writing in the 20th century classroom and articulates a blueprint for writing as a 21st century activity. The report redefines composition as a core skill for [...]

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