I’ve seen a number of “argument by analogy” examples in the last month or so related to the ongoing NCLB debate (and have made a few of these arguments myself). All arguments of this sort are, of course, inadequate, but they can also be helpful.
However, I started thinking about the teacher/doctor analogy today. [...]

This Wednesday (Feb. 28th, 2007), I’ll be talking with Paul Allison and others on TeachersTeachingTeachers.org about various CMS (Community Management System) solutions for schools. Specifically, I’ll be talking about Joomla.
I’ve written some notes on Joomla before, and have been talking to a few teachers in other districts about its potential for the classroom. [...]

I recently figured out how LibraryThing handles “friends,” and it makes the site even cooler. LibraryThing doesn’t call friends “friends” (because maybe they’re not really your “friends”) and doesn’t make the list two-way (so you can follow someone’s library without letting everyone else know whose library you’re following).
Instead, LibraryThing uses a “watch list.” [...]

Here in Virginia, Fairfax county has rejected the state’s standardized test (and hence NCLB) for immigrant children.
The Fairfax County School Board passed a resolution last month to defy the mandate, saying it is unfair to give such an exam to students just beginning to grasp the nuances of English. Fairfax Schools Could Lose Millions for [...]

I started thinking about why I blog after following a two-part discussion1 about the purpose of blog reading and writing over at think:lab.2
I have a few definite thoughts about that discussion, but most of them sound to me like general advice on being an effective reader and writer (and so not worth repeating here).
I will [...]

Thanks to Jon Robinson for leaving a comment on a former post and pointing to this information:
Nancy Willard, a lawyer in the education and computer law fields, has published an analysis (pdf download) today of the Julie Amero case after reviewing all available data, including the police reports. She also discusses the map of [...]

On the list of things you’re not supposed to talk about on a first date, religion sits at number one … and for obvious reasons. Disagreements can get nasty and irrational, and in most cases, nobody is going to say anything original anyway–much of the talk that surrounds the topic is poorly-imitated and poorly-informed [...]

About a month ago, I wrote about introducing the idea of mobile alerts into my classroom. Today, Connee left a comment on that post, along with some good ideas for using the two services I mentioned, which reminded me to post an update.
After that post, I set up a survey on the class website [...]

[Disclaimer: By making both a "Full Feed" and an "Education Only" feed available at the top of this blog, I sorta' warn that I might write about things not directly tied to education, educational technology, or the classroom. I also say this on the "About" page. Since this is the first time I've [...]

Have you seen tteach yet? I stumbled-upon it. Here’s what they say about themselves:
tteach is essentially …School 2.0. Where the world educates each other and where you learn what you want to learn. We’re here every step of the way…to make it fun, simple, interactive and as much yours as it is ours. [...]