The Outrage Cycle in Education
It happened during my third year of teaching. I taught American History. My students and I were covering the origins of the political theories that…
Creating an Online Enrollment Framework
Districts have different criteria for student registration. They also have varying workflows and folk involved in the process. I wanted to create a framework for…
Will I be Replaced? Speculations on an Automated Future.
Will Teachers Be Replaced? For that matter, will schools be replaced? I want to explore how the digital revolution and the growth in the capacity…
Goals for 2019
Write. More. As usual. Aim for 500 words a day. They may be crap, but get the quantity down and grow the muscle. Stop the…
The Problem with Twitter for Administrators
It’s no secret that Twitter is immensely popular with educators. Fire up Tweetdeck and search #edchat on any given night and you’ll find solid, animated…
Long Way from Where We Started
Back in 2012 I wrote a post called “Rumblings on Future Ideas of a District Portal.” The headaches of education software were readily apparent even…
OETC Presentation: OER (From Creation to Delivery)
(Presentation given at OETC18) Open Education Resources leverage the expertise of educators to develop and deliver high-quality content to students. This session will cover a…
A little bit of a bonus for continual fear.
Back in 2001, Houston Independent School District gave me a $10,000 sign on bonus to teach history. History. The story of the past. An exploration…