Today through Friday I have the privilege of gathering together with other Lutheran school educators at the 2017 Northwest District Educators Conference of the LCMS. I always appreciate the opportunity to gather together with other teachers, share with them, and learn from them. I am facilitating four different sessions over the next three days. The …
Tag: Technology
Tweet of the Day — 8.13.2017
Here is today's Tweet of the Day: Questions for discussion: Do you agree with this statement? Why or why not? If you do agree with this statement, what practical steps can you take to make the transition from having students hand in work to publishing work?
FaithEdTech 8.13.2017 Links List
There are lots of interesting links for education to share this weekend. Hopefully each viewer will find something of interest and value in this list. Also, you may feel free to share links with me that you have found as well. Here is today's links list: How a School Ditched Awards Assemblies to Refocus on …
#Hashtags I Follow
I am sometimes asked how I keep up with all the tools and trends in education. Some want to know where I find all the links for the lists that I share as separate links lists posts on FaithEdTech. Here is the secret sauce -- using hashtags strategically. For those of you not familiar with hashtags, …
FaithEdTech 8.11.2017 Links List
Yesterday was back to school day for teachers at Lutheran High School, where I work. It was a full day of worship to begin the year, visioning for the future, and first aid training. As a result, I did not get a post out. So this morning, before I head back to school, here is …
FaithEdTech 8.8.2017 Links List
Here are lots of education-related links gathered over the past few days. I bet that anyone can find at least some helpful item or something to provoke deeper thinking: Four Ways School Leaders Can Support Meaningful Innovation -- Dr. Bernard Bull (be sure to follow his blog if you haven't already )has been talking and …
FaithEdTech 8.6.2017 Links List
Here are some links for educators and other leaders for today: 100+ Tools for Differentiating Instruction Through Social Media -- lots of great ideas and resources here. Innovating Forward -- a post by George Couros highlighting the importance of both disruptive and iterative innovation in schools. A good read! Faith and Personalized Learning -- a …
Smartphones and Mental Health
Several folks with whom I am friends on Facebook have shared this article about smartphones and their impact on individuals and society. This is a very detailed piece about this issue -- one that is likely elicit emotional responses from any reader. For anyone who cares about any combination of faith, education, and technology (FaithEdTech), …
Start of School Year Ideas
The onset of a new school year provides each of us (educators and learners) with a clean slate and fresh start for learning and growth. I especially love the beginning of a year for it is a change to put into practice ideas which I have thought about for the past ten weeks since the …
Re-Launch of FaithEdTech
Over the past year I lagged in my blogging and, consequently, my self-reflection as an educator and as a leader lagged as well. There are several reasons for this -- life circumstances, the intensity of teaching, etc. But ultimately, I was tiring of the blogging process and it was becoming a burden rather than a …
