I’m listening as I write to Project Tomorrow‘s (a.k.a. NetDay)  Unleashing the Future: Educators “Speak Up” about the Use of Emerging Technologies for Learning podcast.  Speak Up 2009 National Findings address two groups: Creating Our Future: Students Speak Up about Their Vision for 21st Century Learning (released March 2010) Unleashing the Future: Educators “Speak Up” [...]

I was introduced to the Holocaust in 7th grade. Like many middle school students, I was given a window into the horrors of the Nazi “round ups”  through reading the Diary of Anne Frank. My long-time interest in Anne’s story was rekindled last weekend when I had the honor of meeting with Hannie Voyles, a [...]

A few NECC conferences ago, I attended a session with Chris Lehmann. He introduced the word “prosumer,”  a combination of consumer and producer.  Chris predicted this word would soon make its way into the English language. I am fortunate to work with a number of teachers who actively, consciously structure a students-as-producers model of learning. [...]

I certainly understand the pressure teachers and administrators at low-performing schools are under right now to raise test scores. Not surprisingly, not all teachers respond to test-prep mandates in the same way.  Many believe in the power of months of drill to improve scores, and will, accordingly, consider allowing students time for a technology-related project [...]

I’m headed to the Capitol this morning to fight for our EETT ARRA funding. CUE director Mike Lawrence sums up the issue in a sentence: “California directed schools and districts across the state to spend millions to support Educational Technology, then failed to distribute the over $72M in stimulus funds to pay for it!” Having [...]