Category Archives: Game Changers

World Peace Game: No Standard Problems – or Solutions

Posted on March 25, 2012 by

This past week, I had the opportunity to travel by bus to the Pentagon with John Hunter, career teacher and creator of the World Peace Game, twenty-three of the latest crop of 4th grade world peace gamers, 2 teacher-colleagues, the … Continue reading →

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Contemporary Learning Made Real: Throwing out 100 Years of Tradition

Posted on May 8, 2011 by

I had a chance recently to visit the new School of Medicine at the University of Virginia with a team of educators with whom I work. We went in search of the learning studio which has garnered a great deal … Continue reading →

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Are We Ready to Stop Labeling Ourselves Digital Immigrants?

Posted on March 27, 2011 by

The story: I had to see a new orthopedist this past week for an old knee injury. He pulled up my records from the referring physician and looked at them with me on his very large computer screen. Then, I … Continue reading →

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The Sky’s Not the Limit: Lessons Learned Skyping in the Air

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Today I did something I would never have believed a possibility five years ago. I Skyped from the sky with teachers on the ground. We were linked with each other for a few short minutes; them on the Earth’s crust … Continue reading →

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Blogging for Grassroots Positive Reform: November 22, verse 2

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

Tom Whitby,@tomwhitby, called for our professional learning network to speak on October 17, 2010 to positive reform of America’s educational silos. 118 edu-bloggers from all walks responded with cogent, passionate messages from the heart. The REBELSbloggers wallwisher and  @ericmacknight’s blog … Continue reading →

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Reflections upon the #natedtechplan

Posted on November 13, 2010 by

I continue to reflect on the potential of the National Ed Tech Plan (#natedtechplan) which, I think, represents the U.S. Department of Education’s best work. Karen Cator, Director of the Office of Educational Technology, got it right in my opinion. … Continue reading →

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