Jul 1st, 2008
On the lighter side (figuratively, not at all literally)… I had some great eating experiences while in San Antonio for NECC. It all started Friday night when I told Scott McLeod that I was hoping that the hotel’s continental breakfast would involve my favorite flip-over self-serve waffle irons. Well, Saturday morning we learned that not [...]
Jun 24th, 2008
Last night, I watched and recorded the HBO documentary, Hard Times at Douglass High: A No Child Left Behind Report Card. Hard Times is essentially a “year-in-the-life” cinema verite type film that “documents” the inner workings of one high school in Baltimore, MD that serves only African-American students (as a result of de facto segregation). [...]
Jun 23rd, 2008
photo credit: Nathan Y Recently, on Darren Draper’s blog, I commented on the sort of “invention sessions” that Malcolm Gladwell wrote about and that Darren suggested would be an interesting addition to the field of education (I agree completely, BTW). I wrote: “I wonder if electronic communities are sufficient. Classroom 2.0 is a wonderful resource, [...]