iPads Abroad, Part Two
In my last post, I wrote about how I was attempting to use iPads (1st generation) for consuming and creating course content while traveling with six kids in Costa Rica. We are now 8 days into our...
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iPads abroad, Part Three: WordPress
Back from a little rest and relaxation, I’m trying to reflect on a 1:1 iPad (1st generation) pilot project. In a recent post, I shared HOW students were utilizing the devices during a science...
View ArticleiPads Abroad, Part Four: The right tool?
In my last post, I shared a little feedback from my students about blogging (WordPress app) on iPads during a two-week science course/trip in Costa Rica. Now, I want to share a bit more student...
View ArticleBreakfast with the Dinosaur (in Cincinnati)
I’m wrapping up a week in Cincinnati, Ohio. I spent the last seven days reading AP Environmental Science exams. The College Board managed to get 350 college and high school teachers here, get them to...
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SimCity Urban Planning Challenge-Part II
Was it worth it? I am always interested in student feedback on my experiments. So, here a graph of the student feedback I got back on the SimCity Urban Design Challenge (see my previous post): Click...
View ArticleClass Blog: Costa Rica
I just got back from a 12-day travel/study trip in Costa Rica with 11 students. They did all the blogging (and work) on iPad2 tablets using WordPress. More on the details later. Here is a link to...
View ArticleBe Present: Classroom Management in the Digital Age
Providence Day School is now a 1:1 iPad school in grades 4-12. While we have embarked on a new digital citizenship initiative with our students, we have also invested a great deal of time and effort...
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An Origins Story: Minerva
While in San Francisco for the NAIS Annual Conference, I had the good fortune to tour the headquarters of a higher education “start up”, known as the Minerva Schools (yes, after the Roman Goddess of...
View ArticleAn Educator’s Response: The Screens in Schools Time Editorial
Time.com recently posted this alarming editorial in its Education section: Screens In Schools Are a $60 Billion Hoax As an educator and parent, of course this caught my attention. Should I panic?...
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Out of the mouth of babes…what helps us learn?
The 2017-2018 school year has begun and the classrooms, halls, and playgrounds are once again full of life. Once again we are pursuing the “business” of school: learning. Today, I was briefly...
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