[I am highlighting various initiatives of the ISTE Community Leaders…] In addition to The Edge podcast, ongoing meetups, and various conference-related events, the ISTE Community Leaders also regularly host webinars on a variety of topics. Here is a list of upcoming and/or recent webinar topics: Navigating educator motivation challenges Empowering education with AI (in Spanish) Empowering strategies to combat teacher burnout and stress Developing transferable skills focused on STEM Strategies for thriving during times of anxiety, doubt, and constant change Selecting and using digital tools De ..read more

[I am highlighting various initiatives of the ISTE Community Leaders…] In my last post I mentioned that the ISTE Community Leaders are doing amazing things. I have been particularly impressed with the frequency and variety of the meetups and conference events led by the Community Leaders. As an example, in recent months the Community Leaders have hosted meetups related to “meeting students where they are,” strategies for educational technology coaching, and a makerspace-themed digital escape room. Other big events include conferences and in-person events. Some of the Community Leaders hosted t ..read more

I have been involved with the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) for over two decades. ISTE was a major supporter of our School Technology Leadership Initiative (STLI) at the University of Minnesota, a $2.5 million federally-funded project which, among other things, created the first graduate program designed to prepare a technology-savvy school leader. STLI later morphed into the University Council for Educational Administration (UCEA) Center for the Advanced Study of Technology Leadership in Education (CASTLE), which was the first university center in the USA focused on ..read more

Books I finished reading (or rereading) in April 2024… The A.I. Roadmap, John Spencer (education) The AI Infused Classroom, Holly Clark (education) The AI Classroom, Dan Fitzpatrick, Amanda Fox, & Brad Weinstein (education) The Generative Age, Alanna Winnick (education) AI for Educators, Matt Miller (education) Learning Evolution, Carl Hooker (education) Active Learning with AI, Stephen Kosslyn (education) Education for the Age of AI, Charles Fadel et al. (education) Last Argument of Kings, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) Wool, Hugh Howey (science fiction) Shift, Hugh Howey (science fictio ..read more

Breaking news! A nationally-representative poll of more than 1,000 teenagers finds that… students are still bored. Here are some key findings: 64% of teenagers think that school is boring 70% of teenagers say that all or most of their classmates are bored in class Only 41% of teenagers like going to school Only 40% of teenagers think that their homework helps them learn 30% of teenagers say that school is a waste of time Only 19% of teenagers say that most of their classmates want to be in school   These results just confirm earlier findings. This is a system that is fundamentally BRO ..read more

Books I finished reading (or rereading) in March 2024… Never Enough, Jennifer Breheny Wallace (education) The Grand Conspiracy, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Shield of Humanity, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Fog of War, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Ships of the Line, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Operation Liberty, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Hope you’re reading something fun too! Related Posts Books I read in February 2024 NECC – My adventures with Horse & Hound magazine: Florida Virtual ..read more

Just leaving this graph here for folks who think that cyberbullying is a bigger scourge than in-person bullying in schools (because we often tend to demonize technology)… These data are from NCES Report 2024-109, Student Reports of Bullying: Results From the 2022 School Crime Supplement to the National Crime Victimization Survey [Table 2.1], and are consistent with past research on this topic. About 1 in 5 students (19%) in grades 6 through 12 reported being bullied during the 2021-2022 school year [Table 1.1], despite prevalent security measures. For example, the vast majority of bullied stu ..read more

Books I finished reading (or rereading) in February 2024… The Baseball 100, Joe Posnanski (baseball) Alias Emma, Ava Glass (thriller) 1000 Ultimate Adventures, Lonely Planet (travel) The Blade Itself, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) Before They Are Hanged, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) Bowlful, Norman Musa (cookbook) The Last Hunter, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Bonds of Blood, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Alpha Strike, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) The Enemy Revealed, J. N. Chaney & Terry Mixon (science fiction) Command Authority, J ..read more

I had the honor of being the featured interview in the Winter 2024 issue of K-12 EdTech Magazine. Here are a couple of quotes from the article: Keep asking the question, technology for the purpose of what? How you answer that question depends on your learning model. If your learning model is about teachers transmitting low-level knowledge with students regurgitating back factual recall, then your technology adoption and decision-making will revolve around that learning model. AND I think there’s a huge difference between viewing the student computer as a curriculum and content delivery devi ..read more

[I should have written this post a month ago but better late than never…] I read some great (and not so great) books in 2023! Here are my top few (and why)… My top book for 2023 was actually first published in… 1964! I’ve been sharing some quotes from How Children Fail by John Holt (and need to share some more). There is a reason that this book is an all-time education classic. I visited at least 50 deeper learning schools last year. As I drove around the country and talked with educators, nothing that I read last year resonated with me more than How Children Fail. Holt did a phenomenal job o ..read more