What is Technology?

I’m writing this on a chromebook, over wifi, while engaging in a twitter chat with other adminstrators on the importance of maker spaces in schools. Technology is important. But technology is not the materials we use, it’s a concept. It’s the concept that whatever we’re using, it is enhancing our …

Flipped Teaching

As is usually the case, someone says/posts/tweets something that sends me down a road that ends here. Today it was this: What is Flipped Learning? via @bashaierk https://t.co/d7KRoK17dv#edchat #sunchat #satchat #LTHEchat — Bashaer Kilani M.Ed (@bashaierk) March 5, 2015 I clicked on the link and read the article, which is …

Interdisciplinary Life

Yesterday I was tagged in a tweet by a colleague, Steve Figurelli.   #PLN Any tools 2 help kids see the math&science behind music? Love @hooktheory, others? Thx! @MathEdisonHSNJ@TeacherCast#stem@Bec_Chirps — Steve Figurelli (@mrfigurelli) February 23, 2015   He probably brought me in because I’m the math guy in district who’s …

The Only Winning Move is Not To Play, unless…

My morning started with an edchat on Twitter.  I’m @MathEdisonHSNJ.  I spent the morning creating an unholy Ed-Pile of motivational quotes with other educators. It was exactly as awesome as it sounds, and my quote reservoir has been refilled substantially. Check it out here. But as I went back to my …