Darren Kuropatwa always delivers! Really enjoyed his session. Here are my notes: 21st Century Bricoleurs (Part One) Speakers Darren Kuropatwa “Seymour Papert describes bricolage as a way to learn and solve problems by trying, testing and playing around. How do we learn by playing around with digital stuff? Can we create deep learning experiences that … Continue reading
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PSI and PMI: Effective New Approaches to High School Science and K-12 Mathematics #blc11
Notes from my 1st workshop: PSI and PMI: Effective New Approaches to High School Science and K-12 Mathematics with Robert Goodman. PSI and PMI: Effective New Approaches to High School Science and K-12 Mathematics Speakers Robert Goodman Progressive Science Initiative (PSI) & Progressive Mathematics Initiative (PMI) AP Exams as a Goal provides standard metric recognized by … Continue reading
Opening Keynote with Dr. Eric Mazur #blc11
The tyranny of lectures! Started with https://learningcatalytics.com 1. Think of something you are really good at — something you know you do well (and preferably something that has been important in your career). Describe that skill or quality in a few words. 2. Now describe in a couple of words how you became good at … Continue reading
Doceri #ipad
Yesterday, I talked with Jamie about iPads and what he learned at ISTE. He told me about Doceri. What is Doceri? (from their website) Doceri is a revolutionary iPad software suite for classrooms, conference rooms, and auditoriums – any place where you give presentations, teach, or collaborate. In a nutshell, Doceri is the ultimate tool … Continue reading
NCSSSMST STEM Summer Institute
Summer Institute Flyer Day 1 The conference is being led by Heather Sondel, Assistant Principal of Thomas Jefferson. She talked a bit about TJ and STEM in general. She left us with the question of the day – “what is STEM, anyway?”. She then asked us to get in groups with other teachers from our … Continue reading
Summer Goals
The first step will be establishing some summer goals. I have many, but I think the list is doable. Prepare AP Computer Science Course to run as a Blended Course Begin creating and putting all AP Computer Science course material in a LMS Research and prepare virtual conferencing tools Develop new and exciting Introduction to … Continue reading
A New Blog!
This blog will be a way for me to keep track of all the exciting things I learn this summer. It is meant to be a very informal way to track what I am thinking about on a regular basis and hopefully serve as a medium through which to share out with others and receive … Continue reading
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