AL DíA: The Value of an Education
In the Huffington Post piece, [ Has higher education lost the battle of public perception? ](
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AL DíA: A Cog's Game
Are you a cog in the machine, a piece of machinery that does only what it must do for the greater good? Well, what's wrong with that? Imagine building trust without being reliable,
AL DíA: STEM Tools, DIY Projects and More
Wow, I had a lot of fun putting this blog entry together on a subject that is near and dear to many people's hearts. I was trying for a blog entry about STEM toys, but failed miser
AL DíA: Automation Hope
Hope in being hard to automate... The hardest activities to automate with currently available technologies are those that involve managing and developing people (9 percent automa
AL DíA: Maker Taxonomy
When I first saw this maker education stages, it made me think of Bloom's Taxonomy. A little about the stages from Dr. Gerstein: My contention is that learners often don’t know w
AL DíA: STEM Project Cards
These appear to be an interesting entry into free resources for teachers interested in STEM. ...sample cards from our new [STEM projects box](
AL DíA: Hour of Code Resources
Here are a few resources for hour of code from a blog entry I wrote for TCEA TechNotes blog...read the complete blog entry, [ Made with Code ](
AL DíA: STEM & Young Women
Would these approaches work for young men, too? I bet they would. I don't see a one that would have failed to entice me as a youngster. I remember having an intense interest at age
AL DíA: STEM Specialization?
I read an interesting statement today. Something along the lines of, "Forcing our kids to specialize in sports is bad for them." The [ reasons why it isn't good for youngsters are
AL DíA: Hot in the Server Kitchen
Ok, lest you think this blog entry is about cooking, heat in the kitchen affecting wait staff, let me set you straight. In school districts, relying on storage closets as homes for
AL DíA: Story Frames
While preparing to present for a conference that was cancelled (sigh), I found myself wondering what Kurt Vonnegut would say about it. You see, I thought it might be fun to design
AL DíA: Publishing Students' Research
Thanks to a blog entry on STEMmom's blog , I found out about several websites (online research journals) that publish high school student
AL DíA: Disaster Communication Apps
Remember the time when the power went out, the phone system went offline? That happened once a month in my old San Antonio school district. Somehow, AT&T couldn't get it's stuff to
AL DíA: Disaster Recovery
Awhile back, I had the chance to facilitate a technology leadership summit at TCEA. This resulted in a brace of blog entries I wrote for TCEA. You
AL DíA: Animal Webcams
Check out Google Earth's live cams and learn how to use them in the classroom. There are many ways to incorporate livecams in the classroom. Explore Google Earth’s Brown Bear Liv
AL DíA: Online Interactive Tools
It has been suggested that the use of active learning instructional strategies, both in traditional face to face classrooms as well as online courses, enhances learning and resul
AL DíA: The Maker Movement Danger
Great overview of making in school
AL DíA: Design, Make, Share
Fascinating approach for makerspace classrooms and/or libraries! Wouldn't this approach work with just about anything? [
AL DíA: Interactive eBook approach in Flipped Learning
In this study, an interactive e book
AL DíA: Direct Instruction and Flipped Classroom
Some key take aways: The Marzano Learning Sc
AL DíA: Audio Books and Reading
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