Computer Science Education Week
Computer Science Education Week recognizes computing.
March 13, 2011
Go after the “New Cheese”
As a part of our professional development our principal sent us the book, Who Moved My Cheese? . As soon as I read the title I thought what does this have to do with education. Giving in to to my curiosity, I opened the book and read the first page.
September 7, 2010
A New Way of Thinking
Technology education should be about developing a way of thinking, taught as part of a broad, diverse curriculum
December 31, 2012
IT Workforce Can’t Meet Demand for Cloud Skills
IT Workforce Can’t Meet Demand for Cloud Skills “Cloud-ready jobs are increasing as we head into 2013, but … workforces around the world are...
December 26, 2012
Welcome
Introduction: This blog holds my thoughts, quotes & research that I have collected over the years.
December 24, 2012
New Language
While local educators are taking notice of text slang, they aren’t alarmed by its presence. “You tell them, ‘Look, there’s a context for everything....
March 7, 2011
Are You Making these Four Differentiated Instruction Mistakes?
Creating multiple assignments rather than multiple pathways. By focusing on different supports rather than different assignments, you can better target students’ needs and give...
February 28, 2011
Youtube v.s. Books
On YouTube, “you can get a whole story in six minutes,” he explains. “A book takes so long. I prefer the immediate gratification. Unchecked...
November 29, 2010
How Learning Should Be
“This is how learning should be,” she said. “It should be active, it should be engaging. It should use a variety of modalities. That’s...
November 18, 2010
How many words per minute (wpm) can you type?
The average rate for transcription was 33 words per minute, and only 19 words per minute for composition. In the same study, when the group...
November 4, 2010
Project Based Learning
Many of us out there know that project-based learning (PBL) inspires students to understand core content knowledge more deeply and gain key skills for...
October 26, 2010