Sep
24
2011
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Teaching the Executive Summary: Applying Real Life to School Life

OK, so there they are: Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. They are in your audience and have their checkbooks out looking for a new cause to fund. Will it be yours? So began my schpeel on writing an Executive ...
Sep
20
2011
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Edutopia post: 20 Ways to Model Technology

My latest post on Edutopia is not just about using technology, but about modeling it as a means to teach it.  After all, students need to be immersed in an environment of usage.  So don't feel bad if you don't ...
Sep
18
2011
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DARPA project con’t: Research and Questioning

As my readers may know, my students are planning for the future of the human species. This year, as I have described in an earlier post, I am dedicating much of the year to Project-Based Learning and trying to ...
Sep
06
2011
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The Power of Teaching Something You Know Nothing About

This year, I have decided to teach solely in Project-Based Writing. I’m defining Project-Based Writing as a series of constructed units built around authentic assessment, authentic audience, and authentic learning that incorporates the multiple writing genres. That ...
Sep
01
2011
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Prayer to My Child’s First Teacher

I had almost forgotten what it felt like to wait with anticipation for the name of my teacher to be posted on a school window. This year, however, I waited for the first time by the side of my ...

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