by Brian | May 29, 2008 | Uncategorized
Like many teachers I have my students keep copies of all their writing throughout the year in a portfolio (well really a file folder, but we call it a portfolio). This last week I told students to go through their portfolios and put everything in dated order and get...
by Brian | Apr 30, 2008 | Uncategorized
Got this in an email today … couldn’t resist: Male or Female? – You might not have known this, but, a lot of non-living objects are gender specific, actually either male or female. Here are some examples: FREEZER BAGS? – Male They hold...
by Brian | Apr 22, 2008 | Uncategorized
Unfinished creature designed to live on Mars  One aspect of “messy” learning that not everyone gets are the disconnects … the misconceptions and fuzzy thinking that were really not the target of your plan that come up or become apparent as students...
by Brian | Apr 2, 2008 | Uncategorized
I haven’t given up … but, the funding I was counting on to go to NECC this year went with the newest budget cuts. Soooo, my search is back on … stay tuned! Blogged with the Flock Browser Tags: NECC2008
by Brian | Mar 26, 2008 | Uncategorized
I was asked early last fall to write an article for eSchool News about our “Inclusion” experience last year. I submitted one and finally today it was published. They gave it a new title: “Video conferencing, web 2.0 apps help distance learners feel...
by Brian | Mar 5, 2008 | Uncategorized
So today this blog turned 2 years old … somehow it seems older, but March 5, 2006, was the first post. To mark that occasion I am re-posting that first post. Learning is messy! Why Field Trips, Technology and Project Based Learning? Originally posted March 5,...