Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?

This is probably long overdue, but I’ll feel much better getting it out in the open so it’s “official.” I’ve bitten off quite a bit this school year, including a new job, starting a doctoral program, and teaching a college course. Add into that the modestly successful podcast I work on with Melinda Miller, a […]

Another slideshow re-vamped, Ben Wildboer shows how he used some ideas he found online (including some from yours truly!) to upgrade a slide deck about basic Earth structure. His blog post includes an “Extreme Makeover” like before and after look at his entire slide deck.
Ben’s immediate observation distills everything I’ve been trying to convey as […]

[Cross-posted at LeaderTalk]
I’ll admit that when I registered for my classes for this term I was not looking forward to “Educational Policy Analysis” - a required “core” course for my graduate work. But if I’ve learned anything in the three classes I’ve attended it’s that I know next to nothing about the way policy gets […]

If you haven’t seen this (and what Apple computer lover hasn’t?), you need to check it out. If you’re in the same age demographic as I am, you may remember typing many a middle school paper using AppleWorks on a machine exactly like this (attached to a very noisy Apple ImageWriter dot matrix printer, of […]

Under the heading of “Where the heck have you been?” I can say 2008 has been off to a rough start with a pair of sick kiddos. For those keeping track, though, I’m hoping to get back into some regular posting soon as well as find time to record a new ep of the Practical […]

Although I love this, I was more excited to discover a way to make my own.
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“Missing the launch window.” Your kid is tired, but somehow you didn’t get her down to bed at the prime “falling-asleep” time. Now you’re left with a cranky kid who is tired but can’t or won’t go to sleep. This is not to be confused with…
“Scrubbed launch.” You thought the kid was tired, but attempting […]

I’ve found a good theme recently so I’m going to stick with it. I came across this great blog post by “Speaker Sue” in which she points out what Blue Man Group can teach us about - you guessed it! - presentations!
Imagine your classroom (or your next professional development, or your next parent group meeting…) […]

I received an email from Brian, a middle school social studies teacher in Boston, who expressed an interest in presenting to his faculty about improving his presentation skills. He wrote:
The creative juices that flow as I try and design better slides has not only provided a nice outlet for me in the weeks before Christmas […]

Not necessarily educationally related, but I loves me some stats! Now you can see all the statistics on your Flickr photos if you activate your “Flickr stats.”
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