• If the classroom were a @splendidtable taught by Lynne Rossetto Kasper, then what?

    February 15, 2014

    The Splendid Table is “the show for people who love to eat.” What if our schools had this tagline, “the place for people who love to learn.” I was returning from an outing this afternoon and tuned in to the Splendid Table, an NPR program hosted by Lynne Rossetto Kasper.  This afternoon the title of…

  • #innovation in #education: Does this Infographic capture a plan?

    February 14, 2014

    I came across this infographic on Teach, Create, Innovate, an education blog site (click here for the site).  The author, A.J. Juliani, reflects on education and learning.  I thought this post was quite interesting.  While his ideas are not necessary brand new, he uses the infographic (click on infographic below or go to his blog…

  • The Cathedral and the Bazaar

    February 9, 2014

    I’m looking into online learning, particularly the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) format.  A portion of my responsibilities at school involves guiding instructional technology practice in the Middle School.  So it made sense to join a MOOC to see what the pros and cons are.  So, before Christmas I signed up to Coursera, a MOOC…

  • Engagement leads to happiness: So what about the classroom?

    January 20, 2014

    Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi, the author of the book, Flow: The Psychology of Optimal Experience, has conducted extensive research on what makes people happy in their work and life.  He and his colleagues interviewed thousands of people.  From the work one of his conclusions is that people who are engaged in their work or life are more…

  • “Learning Little by Little to Love Our Only World”

    January 1, 2014

    Dear Colleagues: I am not a huge New Year’s resolution guy, although I have made a commitment to try something new for the next 30 days.  I was inspired by Matt Cutts’ TED Talk, Try Something New for 30 days.  The goal in the next 30 days is to challenge myself to get out of…

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