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On Friday, when discussing the earthquake and tsunami that had just struck Japan, I remember saying to students, “It looks like the death toll will be in the hundreds, which is horrible, but considering the size of the earthquake is pretty low.” Well…as I write this,1 the official death toll is at 2,414 and expected [...] There’s often concern expressed about events like EduCon or the group of people that we follow on Twitter as being an echo-chamber of similar ideas- where we all pat each other on the back for being the same. While that’s a valid concern, for me, coming from my particular situation, it’s invaluable to come together [...] This post includes information and additional resources for my presentation at the Connecticut Educators Computer Association (CECA) conference on October 18, 2010. The full conference schedule is available online, if you’d like to see the other sessions being offered. [UPDATE: Several people requested information about how to access twitter from school if it's blocked. I [...] The basic idea of standards-based grading is simple: Grade students on their understanding of specific learning goals. It’s the details of that implementation that are devilish. In honor of the “publish, then filter” idea, writing this post is my way of working through (and hopefully solidifying) those details. What standards? I’ve started making a list [...] I mentioned it in my last post, and I’m officially announcing it here. My ticket is punched and I’m on board the SBG Express1 for the 2010-2011 school year! I’ve spent the last few weeks reading and rereading several teachers’ explanations and reflections on standards-based grading (including, but not limited to Shawn Cornally, Jason Buell, [...] Summer…that magical time where I look forward to reading1, thinking, and relaxing…but in actuality it usually gets eaten up quickly by either Master’s projects (last summer) or landscaping projects (this summer). Obviously my posting to this site has been drastically reduced the last couple months. There a few things floating around my head that I’ll [...] I’ve been a fan of Neil deGrasse Tyson for a long time. He’s even my friend on the facebook1. Today, however, he earns a new level of respect plus several thousand cool points. Thanks to a post over on Stop Trying to Inspire Me, I found an interview he did with Linda Holmes for NPR [...] Okay, so there is more to science than just curiosity & skepticism- but if my young students leave my class with that understanding, I’d be a happy human. I’ve been grappling for awhile now with how to introduce my 14-15 year old freshmen to what it means to be a scientist. Science is too often [...] |
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