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In what may be the best word play yet on the name of my blog, Tom Hoffman had issues with my previous post on GDP overachievers. Check out the conversation: […]
[cross-posted at LeaderTalk]n Last month I blogged about the importance of first impressions.nIn other words, what do visitors see and hear when they first walk intonyour school organization? Is that […]
I got this e-mail last week in response to my recent AASA article: I’m the Board of Education president at [district] in [state]. Our board conducted our superintendent’s evaluation last […]
I blogged before about my regular column on technology and higher education for Technology & Learning magazine. My latest article is now available: The importance of being ‘clickable’ Here’s an […]
The American Association of School Administrators (AASA), the national organization for school superintendents, asked me to write a column for its monthly magazine, The School Administrator. That article is now […]
This arrived in my e-mail inbox yesterday: n n CDC REVIEW OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA AND YOUTH VIOLENCE Research Shows Increase in Electronic Aggression n In September 2006, experts from academic […]
From Simon Evans: n n Do not confine your children to your own learning, for they were born in a different time. Hebrew proverb n From Greg Farr: n […]
Yesterday Karl Fisch and I were e-mailed a link to a video from Shocking Economics. Although I’m neither a demographer nor an economist, the video got me thinking… (bear with […]
A middle school librarian in New Jersey has gotten some media attention for her anti-Wikipedia campaign: Linda O’Connor regards Wikipedia the same way former first lady Nancy Reagan campaigned against […]
Dave Sherman , principal of South Park (IL) Elementary, sparked a lot of conversation at LeaderTalk with his post about school change and school safety . He has extended that […]
I’m live blogging from the annual UCEA Convention in Alexandria, VA… UCEA is the University Council for Educational Administration, a consortium of the educational leadership preparation programs from many of […]
Richard Florida has a great post on his blog about how government agencies are the last bastion of ‘organizational age’ thinking and activity. This is definitely true for the state […]
Friday was the first day of sessions at the UCEA convention. CASTLE sponsored a panel discussion on national K-12 educational technology policy, moderated by Drs. Sara Dexter (U. Virginia) and Matt […]
[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] nn We can imagine a continuum of frequency of technology usage that looks something like this (click on image for larger version): n n People […]
It’s time to vote for the 2007 Edublog Awards. There are LOTS of great candidates. Go vote for your favorites and discover new ones! The Did You Know? video that […]
Notes from the 2007 SETDA Education Forum… What it takes to compete: Seeing U.S. education through the prism of international comparisons Prof. Andreas SchleicherHead, Indicators and Analysis DivisionOECD Directorate for […]
Today I had the odd experience of hearing United States Senator Richard Burr (R-NC), recipient of SETDA’s federal policymaker award for his co-sponsorship of the ATTAIN bill, say to the lunch […]
SETDA has been a great conference. I have appreciated the opportunity to network with the people in charge of educational technology for each state department and have had some interesting and […]
[cross-posted at the TechLearning blog] nn At the SETDA Leadership Summit and Education Forum, we’ve been talking a lot about 21st century skills, so I thought it might be helpful […]
Today is the last day to vote for the 2007 Weblog Awards. Here are the nominees in the Education category. So far the students at James Logan High School (Union […]
Iowa State University researcher Dr. Doug Gentile studied 2,500 children and adolescents and found that violent video games do indeed foster hostile actions and aggressive behaviors. Here’s the money quote: […]
A few weeks ago I highlighted some videos made by Michael Wesch and his students at Kansas State University. If you haven’t seen them, I encourage you to do so. […]
[cross-posted at LeaderTalk] These are the signs you see when you enter Minnesota or Iowa along Interstate 35. Guess which one leaves the better impression? While traveling recently, I had […]
Nominations for the 2007 Edublog Awards are now being taken. Submit your favorites!
I’m live blogging from the SETDA Leadership Summit… n 21st century skills n Frances Bradburn, Director of Instructional Technology, North Carolina Department of Public Instruction n n State has signed […]
I ran into Dr. Lynn Nolan, Senior Director of Education Leadership, and Dr. Don Knezek, CEO, of ISTE. I only see them about once a year so I talked them […]
More from SETDA… Making data user-friendly for classroom teachers Neal Gibson, Project Manager, Arkansas Longitudinal Data System, Arkansas Department of Education (along with Jim Boardman, Assistant Commissioner, Arkansas Department of […]
My presentation today with Mary Mehsikomer from the Minnesota Department of Education went well. I got to talk a lot about CASTLE and what we do and got a few […]
Earlier in the day. After she won her pink ‘Making It Happen’ jacket!