Happy New Year to friends and colleagues! As we begin 2011 I wanted to share three things that we can look forward to in 2011. 1. What will happen with tablet devices in the classroom? Many ed-tech journalists referred to 2010 as the year of the iPad. Competition for iPad apps in education is increasing [...]
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Posted in Digital Literacy Tools on Mar 17th, 2010
Heidi Hayes Jacobs brought together a visionary group of authors to publish Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World earlier this year. To compliment the book, Dr. Jacobs is facilitating an open “learning commons” for educators that are working together to “upgrade” our schools. The Curriculum 21 Learning Commons is a dynamic community of [...]
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Posted in Digital Literacy Tools on Jan 6th, 2010
I arrived home from a family holiday visit and there was FedEx package on my doorstep. It contained 2 copies of the the book Curriculum 21: Essential Education for a Changing World and sure enough Chapter 12 had my name on it. I can’t wait to read the rest of the book. Dr. Jacobs and [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 24th, 2009
In the last year I have had the wonderful opportunity to work and learn with Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs and her team at Curriculum Designers. I have the opportunity to present with Heidi at the Curriculum Designers Regional Conference being held in conjunction with New Jersey ASCD, December 2-4 in New Jersey. In the Curriculum Designers [...]
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