The first days of school

A few years ago I gave a brief overview of what I do on the first day of school, but since then I’ve rethunk and revamped my thinking on how to best organize those exciting/nervous/nerve-wracking first days.

The vision: The instructional and inter-personal interactions you have with students tell them (either explicitly or implicitly) what [...]

The Story of My (Connected) Life: CECA 2010 Preso

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 [...]

Artifacts #2- Chemical reaction primer

Part 2 of the Chemical Reaction Artifact series. Part 1 describes what an artifact of learning is and why I use them.

I’m not someone who really enjoys being the center of attention. I don’t enjoy talking for longer than 5-10 minutes a time during class and yet I found myself being the center of [...]