Words matter. I encourage people to choose their words wisely, because the words we choose have a powerful effect on other people. As this post showed, the words we choose matter not only for teachers, but for anyone else who plays an important role in someone’s life. Some decry “political correctness” when a class of people… Continue Reading
Category Archives: STRATEGIES THAT WORK
Classroom 2.0 Book FREE Ebook – Now Available
The Classroom 2.0 Book is now live, and I am proud to have a chapter ( No Genius Left Behind) in this free e-book that was created as part of Classroom 2.0′s 5th Anniversary Project. This year’s book project was put together by three fantastic leaders in education: Steve Hargadon, Richard Byrne, and Chris Dawson. As of now, 40 chapters… Continue Reading
Customer Service – ReDefining Luxury
Personalized service is such a rarity in the marketplace. In a sea of automated recordings, generic emails, and anonymous service representatives – true customer service is not only a luxury; it is often a shock to the system. Case and point. I recently stayed at the Intercontinental Hotel in Boston. I had a minor (and… Continue Reading
The 5 C’s of Passion Driven Leadership
“Passion is one of the most powerful engines of success. When you do a thing, do it with all your might. Put your whole soul into it. Stamp it with your own personality. Be active, be energetic and faithful, and you will accomplish your object. Nothing great was ever achieved without passion.” Ralph Waldo Emerson I had… Continue Reading
Welcome 2012 – How Will You Make It Matter?
Hello Friends and Happy New Year! Like many of you, I am reflecting on the last 365 days and making “My TO BE” list for the coming year hoping to ensure that 2012 is a year that matters. There are literally hundreds of books, posts, and pieces of advice that we use to raise the… Continue Reading
Scamper IT!
I love helping learners think more critically and creatively — teaching students strategies and techniques to fuel their imaginations, sustain their passionate curiosities, and challenge them to persevere as they problem solve through difficult tasks and content. This week, I will be taking these Habitude-building conversations to the business world. I will be sharing with small business leaders one of my favorite… Continue Reading
Chalk Talk
Chalk Talk Friday represents conversations and brilliance I’ve discovered traversing my way through the Blogosphere. From professional to personal development, these are the posts and links that have in some way touched my head or my heart. Qualcomm has announced a very cool ultrasonic pen at the Computex expo. The pen has an ultrasonic transducer… Continue Reading
Guest Post: Invigorating Literature Circles
Jennifer Bloomingdale’s take on how to help children in the classroom read! ___________________________________________________________________________ “How can I create a reading program within my classroom that creates excitement around reading?” This question was on my mind a lot throughout my first two years of teaching. I knew something wasn’t working and I wanted a change. Most of… Continue Reading
World Read Aloud Day Skype Project
After reading about the World Read Aloud Day Celebration, Josh Allen tweeted this fantastic idea: And that tweet lead to this tweet: And now thanks to Wendy Gorton and the SkypeClassroom Project, we have these Tweets: And the wonderful result, is on March 9 2011 in Celebration of World Read Aloud Day, Classrooms around the… Continue Reading
Literacy Mini Lessons – New Videos Added
Last month I introduced my YouTube channel. I have been busily going through my archives of lessons and have added a few new videos this week! Enjoy our conversations about critical thinking, advanced reading strategies, and asking powerful questions. Lesson One: Determining Importance in Text: Lesson Two: Making Inferences: Lesson Three: Asking Great Questions:… Continue Reading
Nurturing Student Genius
Imagine if your day started with these words when you walked into school, a staff meeting, or your office. How would you feel? How would you perform? How would that impact others around you? Could speaking these simple words to our students, colleagues, employees really make that much of a difference? You know my answer,… Continue Reading
ReThinking Education – More Brilliance from Mike Wesch
This video was produced as a contribution to the EDUCAUSE book, The Tower and the Cloud: Higher Education in the Age of Cloud Computing. It is a MUST WATCH conversation starter. Happy Viewing! For Even More- Check out Dr. Wesch’s YouTube Channel Related articles The Vision of Students Today – Call for Submissions (freetech4teachers.com) EDUCAUSE… Continue Reading
