Exploring the intersection of the Christian faith, education, and technology. Including interests in new learning and baseball.
The discussions about screens (primarily phones, but tablets, computers, television, etc.) and their impact in our lives are ramping up. The number of articles and research projects related to this topic is increasing. And nearly all of these sources share news that is not good. We are becoming addicted to screens. They are hurting child …
Continue reading Discussions About Screens Need to Address These Three Things
I have been working with my Lights Academy students on innovation projects -- projects that are designed to build on something already created or solve a problem in a new way. This is a concept that is often a challenge for juniors and seniors. Their typical school experience through the years comes from absorbing the …
I saw this tweet and its accompanying infographic this morning. It is a fascinating post: How does this impact our classrooms? How does this inform the education we provide? What are your thoughts?
I love both the message (which is essential for both educators and students) as well as the retro graphics of this tweet:
As I organized myself for the day, the following link emerged in my digital content: Why We Need Controversy In Our Classrooms In summary, the article reviews our societal issues with the lack of measured rhetoric in the public sphere. While educators might want to avoid controversy that might spill out into the classroom, it …
Last night I had a wonderful experience. A former student of mine arranged for me to have excellent near court side seats for the Dallas Mavericks @ Denver Nuggets contest last night. My godson Casey and I also sat at the Dallas bench during warmups. But perhaps what I enjoyed most was having a 15-20 …
This is the third in a series of posts about Students, Educators and sleep. Below you may follow links to the first two posts on this topic: Students, Educators, and Sleep (Part One) Students, Educators, and Sleep (Part Two) The first post raised the idea that we need a larger conversation about this topic within …
Continue reading Students, Educators, and Sleep (Part Three and Project Plan)
Here is today's tweet of the day, courtesy of @MrTomRad, and some short commentary about the tweet: A few thoughts: Quiet is important at times. There are some students for whom quiet is necessary to learn effectively. Quiet is also essential for respecting others when they are sharing their thoughts and opinions. Learning quiet at …
This is likely to be a controversial post, and in a sense, the title is a bit of click bait. But don't think of it as click bait. Think of it as an invitation to a conversation with which we all need to be involved. In revolutionary times such as this (and the digital revolution …
Continue reading This Tech Bashing Is Misguided — Here’s Why
Today's tweet of the day is a very important reminder from @alicekeeler about the elements of productive student feedback: What do you do to ensure that the feedback loop and its content has value for your student?
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