Aug 9th, 2010
A dear colleague/friend just told me that I seem “depressed;” that my “joy and enthusiasm aren’t present much of the time” that we are in the same room. How’s that for a wake up call? Needless to say, I’ve been doing some soul-searching since reading that and will continue to do so. At this point, [...]
Dec 9th, 2009
According to some studies, charter schools are good. According to other studies, charter schools are not so good. There are some good charter schools. There are some bad charter schools. On the whole, then, charter schools make no difference. [Peer-review *THAT* fellow academicians!]
To those of you who know and learn with Alec Couros (aka @courosa), Please consider filling out the form below. The explanation is in the form. I’ll send the data (or an analysis of the data) to Alec and/or his tenure committee. Thanks in advance! Loading…
Nov 16th, 2009
One of the earliest and largest 1:1 computing initiatives in the United States has been transpiring in the Henrico County (VA) Public Schools(HCPS) for nearly a decade. For the last X years, every student in grades 6-12 in the county has been issued a laptop. The program began under the leadership of Dr. Mark Edwards [...]
Jul 27th, 2009
This week, I am privileged to be writing over at Change.org. Thanks to Clay Burell for granting me this opportunity. Please join me over there for some good (and courageous) conversation.