I’m thrilled to announce a very special Edcamp event for educators in the vicinity of the state of Delaware: Teacher LeaderCamp @WilmU. While most Edcamps cover a vast array of edu-themes, the overarching focus of Teacher LeaderCamp is teacher leadership. Our host and sponsor, Wilmington University, indicated an interest in…
Latest Greatest Hits
Happy Labor Day, and Happy New (School) Year’s Eve for many of you! I’m actually writing this post in early August in anticipation of being pretty overwhelmed and without much time for blogging in early September, between starting my new job and heading down the final stretch of my dissertation…
What Will They Remember? #Ferguson
Just some memories and questions that were inspired by Rafranz Davis’ post, “When Real Life Happens, the Lesson Plans Change”. I was in seventh grade in November 1989. I don’t remember many specifics about what I learned in school that year, nor do I remember what we were studying – or…
Habits of Mind: Questioning & Prior Knowledge
This post is part of a series on sixteen “Habits of Mind” put forth by Arthur L. Costa and Bena Kallick as being “necessary for success in school, work, and life” (Costa & Kallick, 2010, p. 212). Questioning and problem posing: How do you know? Having a questioning attitude; knowing what…
Edcamp Leadership 2014
This post originally appeared on the Edcamp Leadership blog on 21 July 2014: Monday, August 4th will see the third annual appearance of Edcamp Leadership, the unconference targeted specifically to educational leaders. Having been a part of the organizing teams for the first two Edcamp Leadership events, this particular Edcamp series…