Thoughts on Writing, Hattie, and AI
That highlighted portion below is like, "Go ahead and surrender. AI's incursion into schools is already a given victory to the corporate interests." Of course, there was never any
Hattie
Book Review: Making Room for Impact
This past month, I bought a book, Making Room for Impact . I immediately was engaged in the first few chapters. You can watch Corwin's video where the authors discuss the book: [
MyNotes: Making Room for Impact
This past month, I bought a book, Making Room for Impact . I immediately was engaged in the fir
What's Wrong With Effective Practices?
Mike Bell, author of The Fundamentals of Teaching, engages in a little pushback to this Oxford hosted symposium. As I read his question, I can't help but laugh. [
PseudoScience Defender? I know that I know nothing
Only a few days ago, Tim Holt was taking me to task for pushing pseudo science. The more I read about science stuf
A Matter of Strategy
It's no surprise I'm attracted to the idea of instructional strategies, or strategies that work, that are evidence based and guaranteed to work. Or, if not guaranteed, have a certa
MyNotes: Assessing Learning Tools
These are my notes from the article, 6 Tools for Assessing Learning. It suggests we need t
Almost 500 Blog Entries: 2020 Blog Roundup
"I have ninety nine jumps out of the airplane," said my Dad. He had been a paratrooper, special forces, and retired Canal Zone police officer. "Why did you stop at ninety nine jump
Discovery Learning: A Journey of Discovery (Updated)
"Discovery based learning doesn't work!," shouted the middle aged, high school mathematics teacher. Looking back at my twenty eight year old self, I was brimming with the edtech kn
The Future is Knocking
If you've followed the Around the Corner blog, you know how much time I've spent exploring digital coaching, edtech coaching and just plain coaching. I still remember the first t
The Courage to Lead
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Wrestling with What Works Best with Tech: A Few Podcasts
Again and again, it's easy to see how research based strategies can have a powerful impact in the classroom. But one of the challenges is, "What happens when you try to blend techn
What Happens in the EdTech Classroom
While sifting through my Get Pocket articles, I ran across one from Forbes (8/19/19) that had an intriguing headline. Three Reasons Classroom Practice Conflicts With Evidence On
Wakelet's New Mood board
So exciting to see new features come out around a product that's fun, easy and versatile. Of course, I'm referring to Wakelet.com's announcement of a Mood board on October 1. I'm h
Adult Learners: Reflections on the Jigsaw Method
Over at the TCEA TechNotes blog , my entry on the jigsaw method came out early this morning, as you can see below: [
MyNotes: Leading High-Performance School Systems Part 3
This blog entry continues the sharing of my notes and takeaways from Marc Tucker's book, [Leading High Performance School Systems](
Sacred Cows on Vacation
How are you creating micro moments of success for the people you serve? Over the last few weeks, I've been pondering how technology fits into teaching and learning. Why? I hadn't d
Using Wakelet for Checks for Understanding
Last week, while completely revising one of my workshops for a conference , I had a brainst
MyNotes: Instructional Coaching for Implementing Visible Learning
There have been some great resources shared about the topic of instructional coaching. As a way of career advancement, educators seek out these roles. Those in professional instruc
Classroom Discussion - Sparking Learner Curiosity #3
Michelle Lucas has great ideas about Sparking Student Curiosity . This blog entry continues my
Stop Doing Lists
"The difference between successful people and very successful people is that very successful people say 'no' to almost everything," says Warren Buffett. The truth is, teachers lack
Reframing Questions - Sparking Learner Curiosity #2
As I mentioned yesterday, Michelle Lucas has some awesome ideas about Sparking Student Curiosity. Th
Innovation: Change That Adds Value
What a delight to see Grant Lichtman's response, By Definition, Better Learning Is "Innovation," to my
Think Puzzle Explore - Sparking Learner Curiosity #1
How fascinating to read Michelle Lucas' article on sparking student curiosity. She shares this true observation: There are countless articles about the need to develop ‘lifelong
Doublethink in Today's Classrooms: Blended Learning (Updated)
Are we engaged in Orwellian doublethink in schools today? We may be when we imagine that pushing the use of ineffective instructional strategies into schools will improve students'
Comment Hoist: The Naked #EdTech
"I have observed first hand the time gobbling activities to which Dr. Schmoker refers," says commenter James Willison. In the spirit of celebrating blog comments, and James' observ
Cutting Ineffective Instructional Strategies #edtech
Every problem passes through three stages on the way to acceptance: First, it appears laughable; second, it is fought against; third, it is considered self evident. Source:
Banning Technology: A Rebuttal of a False Savior
Disclaimer: Note that this blog entry does NOT say technology use in schools is bad, evil or we shouldn't be doing it anymore. It DOES try to include as much research as I co
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MyNotes: Michael Schmoker's Focus on Time-Gobbling EdTech
Over the past few days, as time permits, I've begun reading Michael Schmoker's Focus . I decided to see what Schmoker and ASCD have been promoting the last few years. Of course, I
Back to Basics: Lamenting EdTech's Demise
The September, 2019 issue of [ASCD's Educational Leadership publication](
A @Wakelet Collection: Reciprocal Teaching
Not familiar with this 30 year old, research based reading comprehension (& math) strategy that John Hattie has ascertained has an effect size of .74, which means, it can accelerat
Exploring Technology Innovation (Updated)
After following John Hattie's work down the rabbit hole, I purchased a copy of Dr. Sonny Magana's book, [Disrupting Classroom Technology](
EdTech, Begone!
Is edtech really worth having around anymore? The question popped into my mind earlier this summer as I worked with others to review and develop workshops centered around instructi
Strategies That Work: Avoiding EdTech Pop Research
On September 12, 2019, I'm looking forward to sharing a new blog entry at TCEA's TechNotes blog entitled, Strategies That Work . I'm excited about that blog entry because in it, I
Reciprocal Teaching and Google Rivet app
The following blog entry first appeared at the TCEA TechNotes blog . Be sure to check out Miguel's publications via