It has been a busy two days. I have many ideas to write up and reflect on from ITEC14, but while I need some time to think and organize my…Read more
A Driving Reflection: Educators Need To Share!
Coffeechug Thoughts
Why do we subject students to experiences that we would never subject ourselves to?
As teachers have you really thought your lesson or project through? I mean have you considered it from the viewpoint of a student? This can be hard to do, but…Read more
Lotus Blossom Technique for Developing Ideas
The following is another technique I used last week with staff. I was asked to share my brainstorming ideas. You can see the other one here if you missed it….Read more
Brainwriting Activity, not Brainstorming
Last week I had to lead a variety of teaching moments. I jumped into an 8th grade classroom to help with a project and lead students through a brainstorming……well not…Read more
When the audience boos you, what are you going to do?
Here we go! -\-\-\-\-\Read time: 2 minutes Coffeechug Shortnote = Seriously? -\-\-\-\-\ “…to become scientists who see audience reaction as commentary on the joke, not the jokester.” This is yet another passage from the…Read more
Interpreting Failure Research is Worth Checking Out
-\-\-\-\-\Read time: 4 minutes Coffeechug Shortnote = We learn from others mistakes, but not our own -\-\-\-\-\ Yes, once again I am dropping some ideas gained from reading [mybooktable book=”smartcuts-how-hackers-innovators-and-icons-accelerate-success” display=”summary”]…Read more
Teaching Idea Funeral
Now this sounds quite sad, but I was reading about the idea of Startup Funeral from the book by Shane Snow [mybooktable book=”smartcuts-how-hackers-innovators-and-icons-accelerate-success” display=”summary”] In one of the chapters he…Read more
Rapid Feedback “The F Word”
This is the title to chapter 3 of [mybooktable book=”smartcuts-how-hackers-innovators-and-icons-accelerate-success” display=”summary”] It might just be one of my favorite chapter titles and cleverest uses of the F Word play on words….Read more
House Cleaning and Group Work Are Not Equal, Nor Should They Be!
This weekend we had our usual routine of cleaning the house. This is something that none of really want to do, but a messy house is not a good foundation….Read more
I won Education Support Staff for Bammy Awards!(but it is not about me:)
Last night I found out that I won a Bammy Award for the education category of Education Support Staff. I will state two things right away. First, the beauty of…Read more