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Tag Archives: Education
Be Relentless
Relentless: Changing Lives by Disrupting the Educational Norm by Hamish Brewer My rating: 5 of 5 stars Hamish Brewer is anything but typical. A tattooed skateboard riding principal whose zest for life and education transcends tradition, culture, place and every … Continue reading
Massively Open Online Course
A couple of days ago I signed up for my first ever MOOC and then I visited the Coursesites.com and signed up for a course about Locating, Creating, Licensing and Utilizing OER (Open Educational Resources). MOOCs are potentially disruptive innovation. They … Continue reading
Posted in Education, technology
Tagged CK12, Coursera, Coursesites, Education, educational leadership, MOOC, technology
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Once a teacher, always a teacher
I am preparing once again to teach class next Wednesday night at the Blount Library in Franklinville, New York. My first class of three adults met a couple of weeks ago and our topic was introduction to computers. The next … Continue reading
Posted in Education, technology
Tagged Education, Google Drive, Linux, Microsoft Office, Open Source, training, Ubuntu
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Twitter a medium for storytelling and more
I’ve been watching Andrew Fitzgerald’s, “Adventure’s in Twitter Fiction,” another interesting TED talk. I’ve been a Twitter user for almost six years. I was not sure what Twitter was at first and a bit skeptical and unsure of how this … Continue reading
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Tagged Andrew Fitzgerald, Education, storytelling, TED, Twitter
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Economic Development for the Southern Tier
I’m meeting on Wednesday with an attorney in Buffalo to help me setup a 501c3 entity whose purpose is to wed social enterprise with economic development and community empowerment in New York State’s southern tier. That’s my backyard and this … Continue reading
Contemplative practice in education
For the second time in the last four years I am embarking on an educational journey at St. Bonaventure University. Yesterday and today were my first classes at the Franciscan Institute. I’m taking a course called “Retrieving a Franciscan Philosophy … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Franciscan, Spiritual
Tagged contemplative, Education, mindfulness, yoga
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Yoga for teachers
In the past year I’ve discovered that there are many teachers who are stressed about a variety of things. For many it involves high stakes testing and tying their evaluations to the results of those tests. For others its a … Continue reading
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Tagged Education, educational leadership, Franciscan, mindfulness, yoga
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Ready to Rally
In a few hours I will join other educators from around New York State at a rally at the state Capitol to protest the current destructive policy of subjecting our students to relentless testing. Since the Truman Report in 1947 … Continue reading
Posted in Education, Franciscan, Spiritual
Tagged Education, NYSUT, one voice united, Social Justice
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It’s not just about technology
I use technology every day. Who doesn’t? We all flip on electric lights, Many of us drive cars. Others ride buses. Some of us have cell phones. Some of those phones are “smart” phones and others are “feature phones. Some … Continue reading
What next?
Conferences are great and this years NYSCATE was no exception. Opportunities to meet other professionals eager to educate children. Educators are an overwhelmingly idealistic community. That’s what makes me glad to be one. These are challenging days in education as … Continue reading