coffeechug_thoughts

Why Thinking About Design in Education is Vital Part 2 #coffeechugPLN

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 14, 2013classroom, coffeechug_thoughts, design, education, learning, students, teacher thoughts

I scribbled a bit on one of the interview titles and share this on Instagram a few weeks back, but I think it raises a very valid point. How do…Read more

Why thinking about Design is vital for Education! Part 1

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 13, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, coffeechugpln, design, education, magazine reading

The other day I tweeted the following Really questioning why topic of “design” is missing in landscape of education? #coffeechugpln— Aaron Maurer (@coffeechugbooks) October 30, 2013 I have become fascinated(alright…Read more

Self Confidence and Modeling: Yes, Teachers I Am Talking To You!

aarmau@gmail.comNovember 7, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, education, teaching

I have given two presentations over the last few weeks that each contained a section about me speaking on teachers modeling their message and how they work and operate. Throughout…Read more

Reflecting on my presentations from #ITEC13

aarmau@gmail.comOctober 17, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, coffeechugpln, itec, presentation

I always take time to reflect on everything I do. I reflect on teaching ideas, current thoughts, experiments, and presentations. I have found that the one thing that has helped…Read more

Random Educational Thoughts On Drive To Des Moines #coffeechugPLN

aarmau@gmail.comOctober 12, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, random thoughts

These are ideas I recorded while driving in my car listening to podcasts and thinking. Ideas are no longer enough Teachers: Do we judge thoughts or following directions? Provide the…Read more

Fury of thoughts from 2 year old notepad discovery

aarmau@gmail.comOctober 8, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, education, pbl, project based learning, teacher thoughts

A few years ago I was lucky enough to be able to visit High Tech High as we were working towards a PBL model for our school. We are now…Read more

Your life is an illusion #bettpassion #coffeechugPLN

aarmau@gmail.comSeptember 14, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, coffeechugcafe, coffeechugpln, education

What do you want to accomplish? Really? What are you going to do today? Achieve goals or really just work on getting through life? When you die and life is…Read more

Education is more than academics #pbl #pblworld #coffeechugpln

aarmau@gmail.comAugust 14, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, coffeechugpln, education, pbl, project based learning

Today is the first day for students in my district. Our building is undergoing some construction and major changes as we shift to a PBL model. The start was a tad…Read more

What do I think of the WCGTC after one day? #WCGTC13 #coffeechugPLN

aarmau@gmail.comAugust 11, 2013coffeechug_thoughts, education, gifted and talented

Yesterday was the kickoff to the World Council of Gifted and Talented Conference. The conference contains over 300 presentations from 45 countries. It is a very diverse group of people. …Read more

Who are you taking with you? #coffeechugPLN

aarmau@gmail.comAugust 10, 2013book reflection, coffeechug_thoughts, coffeechugpln, education

I am doing a personal book study  with the book Taking People With You by David Novak. This book was suggested to me at the LEAP Conference and as the…Read more