Being connected is electrifying and empowering. I am absolutely addicted to learning, reading, and growing. My brain is constant on and thinking. I rarely feel bored, or perhaps I rarely allow myself the opportunity to feel bored. But there comes a point where all this connectedness, all of this constant forward motion, becomes mentally wearing. … Continue reading →

I’ve though about writing this post many times, but have always hesitated, thinking maybe I’m being too sensitive about the issue. But after reading some posts recently, I’ve decided to put these thoughts out there. Feel free to disagree… I guess what is prompting me to write this is that, more and more, I’m seeing … Continue reading →

Using the Wacom DTU-1031 For My Flipped Classroom: I love my mac. But I’ve held on to my tablet PC just to make my screencasts for my “flipped classroom.” Honestly, that’s the only thing I use the PC for. It’s getting old and I’ve been searching for a new solution. I know many people use … Continue reading →

Another post for NAIS’ Teachers of the Future program… Original post here: Let me start by saying this was not my original idea for this blog post. But after being a part of the planning committee for edcampmetrodc and watching the Connected Educators Google Hangout, I decided that I needed to write a post about being connected and the power of twitter. … Continue reading →

Today the math and science teachers were lucky enough to have a day of inservice with Michael Gorman. The theme was STEM and PBL… Transforming A Lesson Lots and lots of resources shared and some lively discussion. Some of my notes for your enjoyment…

I had the opportunity to work with Sophia in the beginning stages of some of the free ACT prep resources they are developing for High School students. In working on the ACT Math Test Prep resources, the goal we had was to create some very basic tutorials to familiarize test takers with the format of the test and give … Continue reading →

EdcampMetroDC. Bullis School. 4.13.13 Schedule for the day A compilation of tweets Tools shared out at our post-lunch SMACKDOWN Thanks to our wonderful sponsors Thanks to Bullis School (a truly wonderful place to learn/teach/grow) for the support and making it all possible And finally, thanks to the best planning team to work: Sara (co-coordinator),  Chip (co-coordinator), Maris, Sarah, Glenn, … Continue reading →

I spent a wonderful 3 days learning and presenting at Pepperdine University during The Workshop on the Impact of Pen & Touch Technology on Education. The full program with abstracts can be found here. I tried to document some of the awesome stuff that I saw in my session notes. I also storified some highlights. … Continue reading →

CogSketch: http://www.qrg.northwestern.edu/software/cogsketch/index.html Demo of CogSketch: http://videolectures.net/ijcai09_lockwood_csodsure/ Ken Forbus: http://www.cs.northwestern.edu/~forbus/ Sketching is a form of communication, an aid to thinking (and a way of communication with yourself) Intelligent tutoring systems – immediate feedback through software But not in spatially rich STEM subjects because need sketch understanding software One of the key predictors of success in STEM – spacial ability; … Continue reading →

Ivan Sutherland’s Sketchpad: one of the most influential programs in the history of graphical user interfaces – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOZqRJzE8xg One generation does not make the previous generations work obsolete, it augments it. We need to make the interaction between human’s and computers smarter What is the ultimate user interface? It must feel good. Ask a violinist … Continue reading →