“Mrs. Hawkins, if the data in the chart is not a proportional ratio, do the data points no longer create a straight line?” “Great question! Let me put up a chart that isn’t proportional and we can graph it.” “No, Mrs. H. Let me create it…. you sit and figure it out. Tell me if I […]
Read more "Guest post via @jen_hawkins4: Letting go… and gaining more."Teaching Our Youth To Be Cautious On Social Media by William Jackson speaking at The Bridge of Northeast Florida Recent deaths by suicide on Social Media, the use of drugs and alcohol as glamorous and exciting, sexual exploitation, Sexting, Cyberbullying, threats, intimidation and the use of Social Media to make political threats and accusations is […]
Read more "Guest Post via @wmjackson: Teaching Our Youth To Be Cautious On Social Media"Some schools have one. Others may not. You know the one…that class down the hall. People say that something’s always going on in there Good or bad. It’s the class that gets talked about, mocked, dissed and dismissed. Is it your class perhaps? Maybe it’s mine. Did you know that in that class down the […]
Read more "Guest Post via @teacherpants_01: That Class Down the Hall"HBCU Students Don’t Wait to Market Yourself by Pro. William Jackson Educational Technology and Social Media Edward Waters College @wmjackson HBCU students in the 21st century cannot wait to market themselves in a world of global commerce, digital Branding, intellectual sharing and the vast Social Media sites that are building to get the word out […]
Read more "Guest Post via @wmjackson: HBCU Students Don’t Wait to Market Yourself"Last Thursday, we celebrated #NCDLDAY at Lake Rim (follow us on twitter Lake Rim). My expectations were high because I had spent most of the year sharing and presenting and learning about digital resources with teachers. This was a district effort and a school effort. Without trying to pressure teachers, I asked them what they were […]
Read more "Guest Post via @ndnred: Digital Learning Reflections"Complete transparency here…I did not like playing Pac-Man as a kid. I just wasn’t a fan of it at all. I know I am supposed to think it is amazing as one of the founding video games, I just didn’t care for it much. But looking back on it, I think there are a couple […]
Read more "Guest Post via @Clarksroom: Lessons from Pac-Man"What is STEM and Why African Parents Should Care in 2017 William Jackson, M.Ed. #MyQuestToTeach @wmjackson When Education Minister, Dr. Mathew Opoku Prempeh expressed concerns over the low grades students had in science and math in Ghana this raised increased awareness for African parents that their children may not be prepared for many careers that […]
Read more "Guest Post via @wmjackson: What is #STEM and Why African Parents Should Care in 2017"During this time of year, most people love getting presents. There are a few odd people that do not enjoy getting gifts, but that is another topic for another day. But people love getting gifts, a big part of it is the mystery of what is under the wrapping and the intent of the gift-giver. […]
Read more "Guest Post via @clarksroom: Do we care about wrapping?"I was asked an interesting question today [through an email]. Essentially it was, “what do I think is important for a school to be successful, and how does an administrator go about making whatever they feel is important actually happen?” Below is what came out of my brain. The essential component for any student’s success […]
Read more "Guest post via @clarksroom: What do you believe will help?"As I sat in my Instructional Coaches’ meeting yesterday #icccs, I wondered if I had been effective in creating a safe and innovative learning environment for the teachers I work with. I am currently reading The Innovator’s Mindset by George Couros and it has left me wondering as well. I wonder if I’ve created and nurtured […]
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