sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Here is a fresh batch of reading for all of you. It has a little bit of testing and assessment flair but ’tis the season. I know the last item might seem intimidating and may even take a little more effort […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license This is a short eclectic mix of articles that may even have a slightly contradictory flavor. For me, that might be all the more reason why you might want to give them each a look. Plus, they are short. So don’t […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Hard to believe that this is the 25th newsletter. Nearly half a year has passed since I began this little pet project. It has been a fun endeavor. I hope it has been as worthwhile for those reading as it has […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are three curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Education as Poetry & Explanation Versus Understanding – etale.org – Bernard Bull  (4 minute read)This blogpost resonated […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are three curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Ask the Cognitive Scientist: Distributed Practice – Digital Promise – Aubrey Francisco  (8 minute read)On some level, […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are four curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Are We Innovating, or Just Digitizing Traditional Teaching? – Edutopia – Beth Holland  (5 minute read)As compelling […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are three curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Impersonal Personalization – Curmudgucation Blog – Peter Greene  (3 minute read)In this dark scenario, Peter Greene paints […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are four curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. The Essential Selfishness of School Choice – Gadfly on the Wall – Steven Singer  (10 minute read) […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are three curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Why we teach our students to read between the lies – The Times of Higher Education – […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are three curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Once a fearsome murderer invaded a Zen master’s home – seanmichaelmorris.com – Sean Michael Morris  (9 minute […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are five curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Note: I meant to mention that the article below in last week’s newsletter actually came to me courtesy […]Continue reading →

sas-ipad flickr photo by zandwacht shared under a Creative Commons ( BY-NC ) license Education Evolutions: Select Readings on Teaching and Learning in the Digital Age Here are three curated articles about education, technology, and evolutions in teaching. Poet: I can’t answer questions on Texas standardized tests about my own poems – The Answer Sheet […]Continue reading →

    By Marc Tucker @ EdWeek’s Top Performers blog This recent blogpost where Marc Tucker rebuts Anthony Cody’s previous criticisms of education’s impact on the economy is a fascinating window into two very different points of view that more likely talking past one another rather than to one another. While I certainly cannot speak for […]Continue reading →

The Invention of Hugo Cabret by Brian Selznick My rating: 4 of 5 stars The Invention of Hugo Cabret, by Brian Selznick, is perhaps unlike any book I have read. Part novel, part picture book, aimed at young audiences highlighting a peculiar figure in cinematic history. To start, there is something beautiful about this book […]Continue reading →

The Notorious Benedict Arnold: A True Story of Adventure, Heroism & Treachery by Steve Sheinkin My rating: 4 of 5 stars Everyone knows the the name, but how well-known is the story? Above all, The Notorious Benedict Arnold is an excellently crafted and remarkably compelling story of one man’s hubris. Reading Steve Sheinkin’s historical non-fiction […]Continue reading →