I have worked in schools that have been defined by a number of labels. High poverty, large percentages of free and reduced lunch, low income, those types of labels. When those labels are used, although they shouldn’t, they tend to define a school, their students, and the parents. Generalizations are made. Well, you know, because the school is high […]
Read more "Guest Post via @briteeyes49: Ability Does NOT = Zip Code!"Henry Jenkins describes certain online spaces as “participatory cultures” where the barrier of entry is low and there is strong support for sharing one’s work with others. This Saturday Phoenix Union High school hosted a College and Career professional development. Our content specialist provides a menu of best practices. Participants are invited in throughout district […]
Read more "Guest Post via @ReadersLeadPD: Let’s Go Viral with #BookSnaps"Taylor and students from Venetia Elementary and Lee High School My Hidden Figures Reflection By: Breyonna Fox, Blogging Intern with My Quest To Teach Jacksonville, Florida My first thought when I finished watching Hidden Figures was, “Wow, they actually did all of those things, like they accomplished their goals.” I thought this was very inspirational, […]
Read more "Guest Post via Breyonna Fox, edited by @wmjackson: Hidden Figures"I read a lot of crazy posts, tweets, blogs, writings, etc…about educational reform. Some are really good, some are really bad and some of it just plain crazy, but I love reading it all. I have to admit that I am starting to get annoyed/saddened more and more about the general consensus from many of these […]
Read more "Guest Post via @clarksroom: Rogue One Education Reformers"Reading had been the foundation of our learning relationship and after I read her journal entry, rather than trying to formulate a response, I reached for what I hoped would be the right read: such a pretty girl by Laura Wiess (a powerful, moving, and somewhat disturbing read about a teenage girl with a predatory parent and oblivious mother that ends rather violently).
Read more "Guest Post via @dr_riina: The power of the right read…"Last weekend, I had the privilege of attending my first EduCon conference. For those who are unfamiliar, EduCon is a huge conference for educational professionals hosted in Philadelphia, PA at the Science Leadership Academy. This year, in EduCon’s 10th year, everything was focused on sustainability in education. People from all across the educational spectrum, from […]
Read more "Guest Post via @mrsbreisacher: How Far Do We Still Have to Go?"I had something interesting [at least I thought so] happen last week at my school site. A little background is needed, though, I am at a Title I, at-risk population school. We are 95%+ free and reduced lunch, high SpEd. population, high EL population, etc… 6 years ago or so it was one one of […]
Read more "Guest Post via @clarksroom: Assumptions & Perceptions"2017 Reflections for Technological Growth for Parents William Jackson, M.Ed. #MyQuestToTeach @wmjackson As 2017 continues so does the continued infusion, integration, and invasion of technical tools, social platforms, interactive games, and devices. People are building machines, robots, and other mechanisms that actually do something and the think. Apps are being developed, it is becoming […]
Read more "Guest Post via @wmjackson: 2017 Reflections for Technological Growth for Parents"2017 A Time To Blog and Develop Content by William Jackson @wmjackson Digital content creation is prevalent on the web, an increase in blogging, microblogging, podcasting, and other forms of digital media is expanding across the Internet. Content creators are global, generational, and smart. The evolution of technology has opened opportunities for students from K to […]
Read more "Guest Post via @wmjackson: 2017 A Time To Blog and Develop Content"can sometimes surprise me. I have a student, Stan, who is a self-admitted lazy person. This kid is SMART. Like what-are-you-doing-in-my-class-instead-of-advanced-English smart. He writes well, reads well, thinks abstractly, and does most of the work. But he is lazy. He often turns in work that minimally meets the requirements, represents superficial thinking, or is illegible. […]
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