Category: Hybrid Learning
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Creating and Composing in a Digital Writing Workshop
Note: This post, co-authored by Troy Hicks and Kristin Ziemke, has been prepared in response to Nancie Atwell’s blog post about the role of technology in her classroom. In her recent blog post Nancie Atwell opens up about the role of technology in her classroom. As a leader in our field of teaching writing, Nancie,…
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One-To-One Technology ‘Is Really About Building Effective Relationships’
My thanks to Larry Ferlazzo for the invitation to respond to his EdWeek Teacher Blog question: What are the Dos and Don’ts of having a successful one-to-one computing (where every student at a school gets a device) program? Check out the post to see responses from Alice Barr and Mark Pullen as well. This work is licensed under…
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New Podcast Series on BAM Radio’s Pulse Network
Having been a listener of BAM Radio for some time, I was happy to be invited to a conversation with Larry Ferlazzo and Alice Barr about effective implementation strategies for 1:1 programs. Also, I was honored to be asked to begin a new podcast series on BAM’s Pulse Network. Designed as a tool to help…
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DLDay 2014 NCTE Chat
In the next few weeks, I will be participating in a few events related for Digital Learning Day. Here’s one of them: January 19, 2014: Celebrate Digital Learning! As you prepare for Digital Learning Day (#DLDay) — February 5, 2014 — join two NCTE members and edubloggers for a conversation about classroom technology’s past, present,…
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Updates from Recent Collegial Conversations
Over the past few months, I’ve continue to have wonderful opportunities to speak at conferences and workshops, publish my work, and then share in conversations with fellow teachers. Two conversations in particular stand out as we had for the end of the calendar year. First, Kristen Turner and I were contacted earlier this fall by…
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Brief Summary of #TheDigitalClassroom Hangout
Yesterday, I had the good fortune to be invited to an AdvancED webinar featuring: Sean Cavanagh: @EdWeekSCavanagh (Moderator), Assistant Editor for Education Week Angela Maiers: @AngelaMaiers Founder and President of Maiers Education Services Jackie Gerstein Ed.D.: @jackiegerstein Online Adjunct Faculty for Departments of Education Darren Burris: @dgburris Teacher & Instructional Coach at Boston Collegiate Charter It was an incredibly fast-paced and…
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Teacher Leadership and Digital Writing
This weekend, I began working with teacher leaders from the Columbus Area Writing Project on the hybrid course we are calling “Teacher Leadership in Teaching Digital Writing.” I’ve been fortunate enough to make many trips to Columbus in the last few years, and look forward to having this opportunity to work with these NWP colleagues…
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2010 MVU Online Learning Symposium
Notes from 2010 Michigan Virtual University Online Learning Symposium November 9, 2010 at Michigan State University Opening Keynote: Steve Midgley, Deputy Director of Education Technology, US DOE Context National Technology Plan (released just today), Four Components: Mobility, Social Interactions, Digital Content, Print to Online This does not mean that we will have a “teacherless” curriculum,…