iTeach and iLearn

In Science Methods this week we have been learning more about what inquiry-infused science learning looks like. I really like the "5 E...

It's the end of the semester. Papers, projects, tests...they're all rolling in. My colleagues and I were having an impromptu meeti...

For a reading for one of the classes I'm taking this semester, we read part of Seymour Papert 's classic book Mindstorms: Children, ...

What characteristics does it take to become a teacher? Or, even better, what attributes describe great teachers? When you think of great tea...

I think a lot about school culture. I'm fascinated by the way different schools have vastly different structures and practices that impa...

We had a family gathering yesterday, and I wound up talking with my wife's 90+ year-old grandfather for at least an hour or so. I think ...

I love  Star Wars . (Waving my geek flag proudly here...) One of my favorite scenes from The Empire Strikes Back  is a moment between the ag...

I've participated in a couple of Twitterchats in the last week or so about the first days of school, and I've had a lot of ideas per...

I'm a big believer in experiential learning--experiencing things firsthand to really learn them. I'm not saying you can't learn ...

Encountered this video earlier this morning--it's from way back in 2011. I think there are some very, very interesting ideas here... ...

It is common practice for teachers to calculate grades for their students by "averaging." That is, teachers add up the points stu...

I. 18 years ago I was a freshman in college and my roommate introduced me to a little-known Canadian band called Hokus Pick Manouver. Thes...

I've been supervising student teachers this semester, which is one of the best parts of my job as a teacher educator. There are various ...

I came across an interesting piece in Huffington Post  a few weeks ago about boredom in schools. It actually sounds a lot like an article I...

It was near the end of the semester. Students were busy--and ready for Christmas break. And in Intro to Education, we broke out the heavy st...

The past few Saturday mornings I've been following an education Twitterchat as I have a cup of coffee.  If you're an educator and on...