My colleague and good friend, Dr. Jon Becker, has a new blog, Educational Insanity, that’s worth checking out. Here are some excerpts from a recent post on technology planning: There […]
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[I was supposed to post this last Friday. This is starting to become a troubling trend…] My next recipient of the crimson megaphone is Alice Mercer, a teacher in California. […]
[cross-posted at eduwonkette; see also her response] When eduwonkette asked me to guest blog about data-driven decision-making in schools, I eagerly agreed. Why? Because in my work with numerous school […]
[cross-posted at LeaderTalk] The latest issue of AASA‘s The School Administrator is on the topic of globalization and education. LeaderTalk‘s very own Dr. Terry Holliday, Superintendent of the Iredell-Statesville (NC) […]
[I’m a little behind. I was supposed to post this last Friday…] I am thrilled to announce the next recipient of the crimson megaphone : Kim Moritz, an associate superintendent […]
In honor of the contest over at the Freakonomics blog, what would be a good six-word motto for your nation’s schools? Include both your motto AND your country in the […]
Thinking about getting your Master’s or doctorate in K-12 school leadership or instructional technology? Have the ability to move to the super nifty college town of Ames, Iowa? If so, […]
Behold the power of Web 2.0: My original post = 26 comments (that’s pretty good!) Pete Reilly’s follow-up post = 52 comments (and counting; that’s awesome!) Others’ follow-up posts (and […]
Occasionally I have a guest blogger here at Dangerously Irrelevant just to spice things up a bit. You can read past guests’ contributions by clicking on the Guest Bloggers category. […]
As a follow-up to the Education Week article, The Knowledge Gap, that I mentioned last week, I’m participating in an online chat with Keith Krueger, Executive Director for the Consortium […]
As Seth Godin notes , there’s a huge difference between this: THERE ARE NO REFUNDS, NO EXCEPTIONS.THERE ARE NO EXCHANGES ON PLANTS.ALL LISTED CONDITIONS MUST BE MET IN ORDER TO […]
Edublogs has come out with an online magazine. One of the articles reports on Aseem Badshah’s attempt to list the ‘top edubloggers’ (as measured by Technorati ranking). Although I’m delighted […]
Over the past few years, I mentioned several times to Keith Krueger, CEO of the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN) , that CoSN was a great organization for larger districts […]
My RFP for guest bloggers has gotten some responses. I’m excited! First out of the chute is Greg Cruey. I asked Greg for a short blurb about himself. Here’s what […]
I’ve been asked to consider writing another technology leadership column aimed at superintendents. Any suggestions for what I should write about? What do you think superintendents need to know about […]
There’s a new documentary about to come out: 2 Million Minutes: A Global Examination. It profiles 6 high school students from China, India, and the United States. Watch the movie […]
This week’s recipient of the crimson megaphone is Carolyn Foote, a high school librarian in Austin, Texas. Carolyn blogs at Not So Distant Future and is definitely someone that deserves […]
Three men who were willing to risk all for an important cause. How brave will we need to be to transition our schools into the 21st century? Are we willing to […]
Here’s a short video of Seth Godin: Curious Here’s the money quote: For 7, 10, 15 years of school, you are required to not be curious. Over and over and […]
I was recently cited in an Education Week article, The Knowledge Gap , that addressed the technology-related knowledge of school leaders. The article echoes many of the themes from two […]
My latest higher education article for Technology & Learning , Knowledge Networks , is now available. The article draws deeply from my previous blog posts, Linked, Scholarship 2.0 , and […]
Just two days left to complete the 2008 Education Blogosphere Survey. We’re currently at 382 participants. Absent a last-minute deluge of responses, I don’t think we’ll make my revised goal […]
Schools that are interested in promoting innovation, science, technology, engineering, and math are eligible to apply for one of Motorola’s Innovation Generation Grants . Recipients can receive up to $100,000 […]
Educon 2.0 begins today. Do I wish I was one of the attendees? Absolutely! Follow along at the conference wiki , via RSS, via UStream, via Technorati, in Second Life, […]
The second annual Education Blogosphere Survey is now open for business! 4 screens. 25 questions. Please use the link and/or the graphic and help spread the call for participants. Last […]
Ask students these two questions from Michael Wesch: How many of you do not actually ‘like’ school? (probably many hands) How many of you do not like learning? (probably no […]
It’s time to name the next recipient of the crimson megaphone! This week I pick Scott Meech’s blog, Technology in Education isn’t the Future… It is the Present!, as one […]
Here are some new videos I have recently run across: Blogs in Plain English Online Photo Sharing in Plain English Google Docs in Plain English Having Our Say: Middle Grade […]
For those of you who are interested, here are some blogs that cover school law issues: At the Schoolhouse Gate The Edjurist Accord The School Law Blog School and Education […]
The second annual Education Blogosphere Survey ends on Saturday. If you have a holiday today, it’s a great time to complete the survey or publicize it to others! We’re off […]