A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2011

'With the first month of the school year in the books, I am extremely pleased with how more staff members are embracing educational technology and effectively integrating a variety of tools into instruction. At New Milford High School we clearly articulate that technology is a powerful tool. Together, with a sound pedagogical foundation, these dynamic 21 st Century tools have the ability to assist in transforming learning environments where students are engaged and excited to learn.

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OCTOBER 6, 2011

'I know there will be lots of posts and commentary over the next several days and weeks to one of the greatest innovators that ever lived. While I have nothing profound to add I did want to take time and space out to offer a humble post to someone who influenced pretty much everything around us. This is his 2005 Commencement Speech at Stanford. Watch and listen.

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The 21st Century Principal

OCTOBER 2, 2011

'Ian Jukes, Ted McCain, and Lee Crockett write in their book Understanding the Digital Generation , "Schools have not recognized the changes that have occurred in the world around them and have continued to teach as if it were 1980." In the spirit of David Letterman, here''s my "Top 10 Signs Your Schools Caught in a Time Warp." A list for school administrators. 1.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 3, 2011

'I am excited to do a few "theme" series on SpeechTechie that will explore topics and strategies in more depth, as I did with Glogster EDU. To that end, over the next month we will be looking at QR Codes, a hot topic and emerging technology in education. What are QR Codes, you ask? Well, you probably have seen them already and wondered, "What the heck are those things???

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 3, 2011

Today my wife and I celebrate our silver wedding anniversary. Those 25 years have flashed by, and like most couples we have had our ups and downs, but I wouldn't change any of it. Our marriage has been the golden age in my life. I want to thank Dawn for all her support, love and commitment to me over those years. She has given me three beautiful children, and has always been by my side through good times and bad.

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OCTOBER 2, 2011

'Whatever your role in education (or any other profession), you are probably a leader of someone. The leadership role may be formal, such as that between a teacher and students or between a superintendent and district staff, but it may also be an informal role as well. Perhaps you are the teacher in your grade level who is most innovative with technology or you are a content area specialist who consults with educators on an informal basis.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 6, 2011

'I distinctly remember my first computing experience. My dad, the head of a public school "Library/Media" department, brought home an Apple ][ (2), and I was instantly hooked. The Apple computer offered a relatively user-friendly experience for the early 80s, and I quickly learned how to switch out floppy discs, endure the machine''s unforgiving "BRAAAAAP" sound that occurred when said discs caused an error, and enjoy games such as "Lemonade Stand" and " In Search of the Most Amazing Thing.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 3, 2011

The academic world doesn't tend to value blogging as much as it does formally peer-reviewed publications. In the past, this has been justifiable. However, as a growing number of academics, many highly respected by their peers, migrate away from the closed journal system and refuse to dance any longer to the old tune, greater numbers will be publishing not only in open access journals, but also on blogs.

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The Daring Librarian

OCTOBER 4, 2011

'I blogged about my unabashed love for The Week in Rap back in 2009 on my school library blog.I went on and on about how AWEsome it was bringing current events & news written for students in an immediately engaging and Oh so Hip Hop way! Now, Flocabulary just gets even better! But it will cost you -though not too much.and it''s totally worth it!

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

OCTOBER 1, 2011

'Join me Tuesday, October 4th, for a live and interactive FutureofEducation.com webinar with Peter W. Cookson, Jr., on his book Sacred Trust: A Children''s Education Bill of Rights. Peter will discuss his "proposed education bill of rights for American students, including ideas on how to restructure the United States Department of Education for greater equality and improved academic achievement for all learners.

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Speaker: Andrew Cohen, Founder & CEO of Brainscape

The instructor’s PPT slides are brilliant. You’ve splurged on the expensive interactive courseware. Student engagement is stellar. So… why are half of your students still forgetting everything they learned in just a matter of weeks? It's likely a matter of cognitive science! With so much material to "teach" these days, we often forget to incorporate key proven principles into our curricula — namely active recall, metacognition, spaced repetition, and interleaving practice.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 6, 2011

'So in this, Part 3 of my series on using QR codes to deliver engaging messages, stimuli and visuals to students during sessions, you''ll get to see what it looks like when you scan a code with a mobile device. Check out the video here: So, that video pretty much sums it up. The app I used there (for iOS, iPod Touch w/camera, iPad, iPhone) was Scan , and another I have used successfully is RedLaser (both are free).

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 5, 2011

I have just spent a very interesting two hours with members of staff and researchers of the Open University of Catalonia today here in beautiful Barcelona. Tomorrow I will be giving the opening keynote at the 8th International Seminar on Teacher Training , but as a precursor, I was invited to meet some of the OUC team. And so I sat and talked in a relaxed but thoughtful atmosphere with some impressive young academics earlier today.

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SpeechTechie

OCTOBER 4, 2011

'In part one of this series, I described what a QR Code is, where you might have seen them, and their potential for grabbing the attention of our students. Today, I am going to talk about Kaywa , a free site that you can use to generate and print a QR code for use in a session. Kaywa is simple to use. You can type or cut/paste a website URL (address) and create a code that, when scanned, will open the web browser on the device (smartphone, iPod Touch, iPad) or you can enter a short piece of text

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 2, 2011

Today, more than ever, academics and professionals need to question the value of publishing in closed journals. Forget for a moment the ludicrous prices many publishers charge for personal and institutional subscriptions. Think about the audience. Just how many people will actually read an article in a closed journal? 10? 20? 50? 100? The answer for most closed journals is - not very many.

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This white paper examines and proposes revisions to the "Seven Principles for Good Practice in Undergraduate Education" introduced by Arthur Chickering and Zelda Gamson in 1987 for today's technology-driven world.

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Learning with 'e's

OCTOBER 6, 2011

Barcelona is the most dangerous city in Europe. That is the assessment of well known author and TV producer Manuel Castells who resides in the city for part of each year. As I dined with him and his wife Emma last night at the upmarket La Camarga restaurant, he told me they had recently been attacked and robbed near to their home. Two burly men in leather jackets roared up on motorcycles and accosted them.

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