iTeach and iLearn

It's the end of the year, and I'm growing reflective. I'm thinking back over the past year, the things I've done, and the th...

It is the end of the semester, and I have students beginning the review process for their final exams. In Intro to Education, this means ref...

I think you may need to know where I'm coming from if you're going to read this post, so you don't think I'm just suddenly r...

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

I have a new course I'm teaching this year: Planning, Instruction, and Assessment in Middle Schools. I'm so excited for this one! I ...

Yesterday I posted a bit about good pedagogy, and technology, and navigating change in today's educational environment . My friend Ed re...

Lost was my very favorite television show. When it began in the fall of 2004, I had no idea how wrapped up I would become in the puzzles, t...

I love all of the courses I teach, but I have a special affinity for my elementary and middle school science methods course, a course about ...

This year I'm serving as an instructional technology coach for my fellow faculty members. It has been interesting getting started on thi...

I admit that I'm a technophile, and I generally advocate for the use of technology in teaching (though I take "technology" pre...

I confess it...I went through a kick sometime in the past year or so where I made a bunch of snarky graphics at  someecards . In the batch ...

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

My son and I share a common bond in our love of Legos. Yesterday I snapped this picture of a sort of bizarro " Super Friends " tea...

I just came across this image in a  SlideShare presentation by Catherine Cronin : This image is a screencap from a presentation by Cath...

Let's be honest: much of what passes for learning in many schools today is relatively low-level tasks that don't require too much on...

Found this one via Twitter this morning (thanks,  @BSGSCSFoster !) It's a gem, and well worth the eight minutes to watch it. I laug...

I have taught online for the past three summers,  and this summer it has felt like a welcome respite to take courses online instead of teach...

It kind of drives me crazy when educators try to argue that they don't need to be tech savvy. Yes, it takes work to keep up with rapidly...

A couple weeks ago my wife--whom I love deeply, and so often understands me better than I understand myself--caught me checking my email...

I came across this great graphic from Educational Leadership while browsing on Zite the other day. It was a good, if challenging, find i...