What I am Thankful for in Education

November 23, 2011

Jose -
I wanted to share a guest post I did for the online discussion portion of Learning Matters, John Merrow’s education show. I wanted to write, “I am thankful to you for standing up for teachers for 30 years.” I knew that wasn’t what he wanted when he asked,
“What about the current state of education [...]

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Speaking Truth To Power

November 15, 2011

Hey John,
First, let me say how shocked (SHOCKED) I was to see that Ron Thorpe actually reads our blog. I’ve known him since he moderated a panel Ariel Sacks, Barnett Berry, Jon Snyder [President of Bank Street], and me. As we ran into each other at different events, most recently at the MetLife Foundation 35th [...]

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NBPTS Moving into the Future with NBCTs

November 10, 2011

Jose -
I was stoked to find out that a National Board Certified Teacher from New Mexico, Michelle Felis Accardi has been named as director of state policy and advocacy for the organization. Her statement,
“It’s an honor to be associated with an organization that has set the bar for what it means to be an [...]

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What New CEO of the NBPTS, Ron Thorpe, Should Know and Be Able to Do

November 8, 2011

Hey Jose –
As you know, I have been following the NBPTS search for a new CEO as both a disenchanted NBCT and a passionate teacher. A little while ago the new leader was announced. Ron Thorpe, Vice President & Director, Education for WNET public TV in New York, seems to be just the candidate [...]

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The 2030 “You Will” Ads

October 31, 2011

Jose -
In response to your video I went looking for a video about the future for children in the year 2030. I stumbled on a vision for the future made about 20 years ago. In 1993  AT&T produced the following ad. I was amazed at how accurate the predictions were.
I feel like I [...]

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Children of 2030: My Magazine Only Has One App

October 30, 2011

John,
Long time no see. I’ve obviously been missing in action on this side of the hemisphere as I prepare for eventual fatherhood. The thought makes me nervous but excited for this new future I’ll have. For one, when people ask me about my kids, I don’t have to say “Some of them are OK, but [...]

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Put Me in Coach!: What I Would Have Said at the NYT Schools for Tomorrow

October 18, 2011

Jose-
I recently attended the NYT Schools for Tomorrow conference that you called out for not acknowledging the expertise of teachers as innovators and change agents in the national debate on the direction of educational technology innovations. I wanted to say thank you. I am not sure I would have been able to attend if you [...]

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The Lesson Plan Trick: The Magician’s Secret

September 16, 2011

Jose,
I think your post really gets at just the tip of my frustration. If my colleague weren’t mentoring a first year teacher in best practices, I might not have had a problem with the absent lesson plan book as long as she had a plan. But, the thing is, it was more a matter of [...]

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Do Your Lesson Plans Got Soul?

September 14, 2011

Hey John,
I remember a few weeks ago when you were upset that a colleague of yours didn’t have their lesson plan book. I winced because, as it turns out, I didn’t even know we had to have one of those things. I played it off because I needn’t be so honest with someone about to [...]

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EdHacker: The Hands On Future

August 22, 2011

Hey Jose,
I just saw this post on the Maker Faire and the co-founder of Atari, Nolan Bushnell, about kids, learning, and the future. In the Wired article Bushnell sounds a whole lot like Jennifer Barnett as she talks about the tech savvy project-based learning she has been responsible for implementing in her school. These type [...]

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