The Continuum of Education: Are You a Bump or a Dip?
Think back to your school days. Try to remember your teachers, your friends, the subjects you had throughout the day. Chances are you do remember some things about that time in your life; some...
View ArticleaRTs Roundtable 45: Creating the “Quiet Train” in your Arts Classroom
This week on the aRTs Roundtable Carol Broos discusses her ride on the “quiet train,” to work suggests do we, can we, should we have a complete silence opportunity for our students in the arts....
View ArticleiDig Video #37: Cool Holiday Tech Gifts from $7K to FREE!
The holidays are right around the corner and the iDig Video team presents their annual wish list for Tech Gifts! We’ve looked at techie reviews and come up with our own dream list for what we’d like...
View ArticleThe Power of Saying “OK”
One of our most recent Mission Monday assignments for the students was to teach them to simply say “OK.” Saying “OK” can be a very powerful strategy to teach children. Let’s say your child is playing...
View ArticlePositive Climate: First Impressions
Have you ever heard that you can tell the climate of a school building within ten minutes after you walk in the front door? It’s true. If you don’t believe it, try it sometime. You will know exactly...
View ArticleAre Parent/Teacher Conferences Worth Your Time?
I remember as a kid waiting for my parents to get home from parent/teacher conferences. I would try and watch TV or read a book or play on the Atari, (yes, I said Atari) but I just couldn’t...
View ArticleEdGamer 110: Rob Steller Shares His ClassXP Kickstarter
This week on EdGamer 110 we hang out with two new guests: Rob Steller and Josiah Hills! The guys walk us through their Kickstarter campaign for their upcoming educational platform ClassXP. We discuss...
View ArticleaRTs Roundtable 36: Size Matters
This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about class size in the arts and other individualized classes. How to develop a culture of independence within your classroom and classroom management....
View ArticleiDig Video #22: Film Student Jake White on Creating Videos
Phenom student film maker Jake White joins the podcast to discuss how he creates his original film projects. Jake discusses how the HS video classes he’s taken led him into the world of film and...
View ArticleaRTs Roundtable 22: Summer Learning and Summer Recharge
This week on the aRTs Roundtable we talk about our summer goals and plans. How we as artists need a “recharge” and a time to reflect on our art and music. It is also a time for other passions and...
View ArticleAll Things Are Changing, and We Are Changing With Them
All things are changing, and we are changing with them. The phrase in Latin is “Omnia mutantur, nos et mutamur in illis.” This proverbial saying has also commonly be quoted as “Tempora mutantur, nos et...
View ArticleMacReach Show #40: Behind the Scenes of a Successful 1:1 Program
This week on the MacReach Show: Eric Callis joins in to offer a behind the scenes look at a successful 1:1 laptop program. Listen in to learn about everything from financing to data collection, and...
View Article5 Reflections From My Day Off of School
I had Presidents’ Day off from school recently. It’s one of the perks of being a teacher. Oh, don’t get me wrong. There are lots of perks when you are a teacher. Our day ends at 3pm. No weekend work....
View ArticleMacReach Show #37: The Truth About Apple’s Digital Textbooks
This week on MacReach: Kelly Dumont shares some of the ‘overlooked’ announcements from Apple’s recent release of iBooks, iTunesU, and iBook Author. Sean Junkins joins in on our conversation: do digital...
View ArticleAsk the Big Questions…
For the past couple of weeks we have been batting around and started posting (1,2,3) on the topic of education’s “BIG QUESTIONS” here at the EdReach offices. As our – occasionally heated – yet always...
View ArticleAre You Hacking Branches, Or Are You Striking Roots?
Henry David Thoreau “There are a thousand hacking at the branches of evil to one who is striking at the root, . . .” – Henry David Thoreau I recently had the immense pleasure of having been recommended...
View ArticleThe New iBooks Release Means . . .
In 1999, Ruth Jaynes was my first-year teacher mentor. Ruth was tasked with giving me the run down on the inner workings of Sunnybrook School District 171. While we were going over curriculum, we...
View ArticleiAm Video Project
Who are you? What do you care about? Who do you care about? What/who do love/like? What do you aspire to be? What does your digital footprint look like? Each semester I ask my broadcast technology...
View Article#EduWin Isn’t Just for Educators!
Everyday, educators are sharing their positive teaching and learning experiences with each other via the WhatIsYourEduWin.com website and the #EduWin hashtag on Twitter. You may be wondering… what is...
View ArticleRazor’s Ed Show #16: The Media Focus Is All Wrong . . . Again.
Once again, the national media has made the focus on stuff in the classroom, and NOT on educational pedagogy. This story on NBC Nightly News focuses on The Waldorf School of the Peninsula in Los...
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