by Brian | Apr 22, 2012 | Change, Education, Reform
(UPDATE: 4/24/2012 – see the update below-) Mary Broderick, President of the National School Boards Association, wrote a heartfelt letter to President Obama about the sorry state of education in the US after years of “reform.” I especially...
by Brian | Sep 25, 2011 | 1:1, Blogging, Brian Crosby, Change, Cooperative Learning, Education, Field Trips, Grace Corrigan, Inclusion, Literacy, Podcast, Project Based, Reform, Skypecast, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology, Video Skype, Web 2.0
This is a first I think, a second repost of a post on my blog. I’m doing so because of my appearance on NBC’s Education Nation Teacher Townhall. I talked about things my students have done and an innovative pedagogy, and although this post is 2 years old...
by Brian | Sep 23, 2011 | Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Inclusion
*In a New York Minute – Definition: “Equates to a nanosecond, or that infinitesimal blink of time in New York after the traffic light turns green and before the ol’ boy behind you honks his horn.” (World Wide Words) I just got off the phone with the...
by Brian | Sep 15, 2011 | Brian Crosby, Change, Education, Literacy, Reform, Student Access, Teacher Access, Technology
I’ll be participating in New York Times Schools for Tomorrow Conference next week. From the web site: ” … we’re bringing together 400 of the most influential leaders in teaching, government, philanthropy and industry. The goal: to harness the power...
by Brian | Aug 31, 2011 | Change, Education, Messy Learning, Reform, Technology
I was informed recently that I am a speaker (a member of a panel) at the New York Times sponsored “Schools For Tomorrow” – Bringing Technology Into The Classroom Conference. They bill it as: “Technology is transforming how we live. This...
by Brian | Aug 14, 2011 | Change, Education, Reform
Crisis in national security? If we follow the lead of NBC and their Education Nation and other media outlets’ education coverage, their coverage of the “National Security” crisis might look like this: We would put together a panel to discuss national...