A Principal's Reflections

DECEMBER 28, 2014

With 2014 coming to a close in a few days there is no better time than now to reflect on this past year. Image credit: [link] The one thing I have learned though since I began my social media journey almost six years ago is that we no longer follow a predetermined path. This was my first solo effort at authoring a book.

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Edsurge

DECEMBER 30, 2019

In education, does technology create just as many problems as it solves? Jessie Woolley-Wilson, CEO of DreamBox Learning Jessie Woolley-Wilson (CEO, DreamBox Learning): In the past, educators were focused on how to get more devices in the classroom. It may be up to the field of education. If so, what new challenges have emerged?

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

APRIL 9, 2014

We also highlight good conversations about learning taking place between educators, learners, leaders, and others from the school, library, museum, work, adult, online, non-traditional and home learning worlds. National Geographic defines a geo-educator as any individual working to improve young peoples'' understanding of the world.

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The Learning Revolution Has Begun

NOVEMBER 18, 2014

Wednesday, November 19th, is day three of the fifth annual Global Education Conference. We had another great day of sessions and keynotes on Tuesday, and the recordings of any sessions that have taken place are accessible on the conference recordings page. The list of Wednesday''s sessions, in US-Eastern Standard Time, is below.

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A Principal's Reflections

OCTOBER 4, 2015

They have embraced this digital world as it provides consistent relevance and meaning through an array of interactive experiences. As a result, the job of schools and educators has become exponentially more difficult as a natural disconnect results when students enter their school buildings.

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 30, 2019

For the past ten years, I have written a lengthy year-end series, documenting some of the dominant narratives and trends in education technology. You can read the series here: 2010 , 2011 , 2012 , 2013 , 2014 , 2015 , 2016 , 2017 , 2018 , 2019. Good for you. But that’s not my job. And honestly, it’s probably not your job either.).

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Hack Education

DECEMBER 17, 2017

This is part eight of my annual look at the year’s “ top ed-tech stories ” In previous years, I’ve looked at how education technology is intertwined with narratives about “ skills ,” “ competencies ,” and “ credentialing.” “Lower ed” is far more pervasive.

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