Do you have a lesson idea involving metacognition? Please share it as a comment below. Larry Fellarzo added a new article to his post on “Another Lesson Combining Metacognition, Writing, Speaking, & Listening” that sparked some ideas for writing in
An excerpt from Massive Change by Bruce Mau and the Institute without Boundaries: Jaime Lerner: “A city needs to have a daily plan and daily processes that encourage constant learning.” “Every child should know the design of his or her
I often remind my students that mistakes are a good thing. Identifying a mistake and thinking about changes and improvement becomes a new skill. I think it is important to discuss this process every time a mistake is made; the
I am gradually building my personal learning network on the web. This funnel of perfectly important current information has me doing mental calisthenics whenever I have time to read/watch/write/participate. My Google Reader educators bundle, along with Twitter have been making
The excitement of the new school year continues after developing a very successful structure for my classroom with free technology. Ice breaking, social/professional network building, goal setting, and identifying important shared class policies flew by and I feel like we
Click here to watch the video. My favorite interview was Dr. Ellen Langer from Harvard who discussed the power of uncertainty. The advancement of technology brings about an uncertainty and re-evaluation of everyday problems and curriculum. I also agree with
Steve Jobs: “The ones that are crazy enough to want to change the world are the ones that actually do. He goes on: “We believe that people with passion can change the world for the better.” I’ve been privileged to