Micromanagement: Two Images to Reflect Upon
Love these two images from Eric Partaker that highlight concerns about management that I am sure many of us have encountered: And
3-2-1: Book Banning
Here’s a 3-2-1 on book bans in libraries, which National Public Radio (NPR) reported as increasing in 2023. Photo by Slav Romanov on Unsplash The American Library Association reported that: The number of titles targeted for censorship surged 65 percent in 2023 compared to 2022, reaching the …
Free Opportunity for Teachers: LEGO® Build the Change
My colleague, Lindsay Zilly, shared this opportunity…Check it out: LEGO® Build the Change and Take Action Global are excited to announce open call for registration for the 2023-2024 Institutes. Accepted educators will have the opportunity to join for a free, month-long educator experience with …
AIDA: Chaplains in Schools
Attention “Your teacher said you misbehaved in class. Bow your head and pray for guidance and how you can better behave in class,” said Rev. Johnson, a chaplain at a public school in Texas. Surprised? You shouldn’t be. Can you see public schools where your school counselor has been …
MyNotes: Computational Thinking and AI
Need something to read? Check out this book, Computational Thinking Education in K-12: Artificial Intelligence Literacy and Physical Computing: A guide to computational thinking education, with a focus on artificial intelligence literacy and the integration of computing and physical objects. Get …
Critical Thinking, Not AI, is Essential for Curriculum
I found myself scratching my head over this article. Something about it rubbed me wrong. Then I realized what it was. The arguments made for AI are the same as the ones made for XYZ edtech back in the day of Apple //e and Macintosh LC II computers, word processors, and databases, etc. In essence, …
Sorting through Bias
We’re coming up on a ton of political campaigns, and it was those that spurred me to take a look again at SIFT, which others have mentioned, but I had only briefly explored. After studying up on it, I realized how valuable it can be for the classroom as a tool for critical thinking. Photo by …
Implications for PD Facilitators
Figuring out what to present on is always fun for conferences and events. In educational technology, it’s easy to pick the tech tool of the week and do a session on that. Right now, you can pick any assortment of formative assessment tools and AI platforms that are jumping into the space. But …
MyNotes: Critical Thinking and Knowledge
Here are some quick takeaways from Why Content Knowledge is Crucial to Effective Critical Thinkingby Jill Barshay. My Notes To help student see analogies, “show students two solved problems with different surface structures but the same deep structure and ask them to compare them,” Williingham …
How To Survive the AI Job Apocalypse
How do you survive the AI Job Apocalypse that’s coming? For many of us in education or related fields, it’s clear that there’s a shift coming. I have often heard about how AI is going to change everything, impact every aspect of our lives, and leave many of us unemployed. I seldom …
MyNotes: Exploring History and Culturally Responsive Teaching
“Sure, have a bite, Adam, it’s OK to eat,” said the fantastical character, Eve, in that book all of us have read at some point or another. Of course, it was the book of Genesis, an origin story that in one fell swoop, painted women as creatures of temptation and consorting with …
MyNotes: Cassandra Speaks
Note: This is one of my most cherished MyNotes on a book. It really shifted my perspective on this topic. Image Credit: Good News Planet While reading my twitter feed one evening (or was it early morning), I stumbled upon a book reference for Elizabeth Lesser’s Cassandra Speaks. I was …
AI Quandary in Schools
Source: MS CoPilot generated As powerful, useful, and helpful as AI is, my thoughts are divided as to introducing it to K-12 students. It may be hypocritical to say teachers should use it, but withhold it from students. Nearly 9 in 10 educators feel that students should be taught how AI works in a …
AI Expertise Over Tech Jobs
This was an eye opener… Firms in the tech sector and beyond went on a hiring spree after the onset of the pandemic before pivoting to a focus on efficiency through layoffs and other cost-cutting measures. New listings of AI-related jobs are rising, year-over-year, while tech job listings are …
A Few More Formula Writing Ideas
Every few years, I revisit or reshare the list article. The reason why is simple. I don’t want to lose a reminder of how I got my start in publishing my writing. But there are other formulas for writing. Photo by Aaron Burden on Unsplash The Power of a Formula If you start out with a blank …
MyNotes: Phonics Instruction
As much as I loved my graduate level professors, I have found their approach to teaching reading…problematic. I remember beginning my year teaching third grade bilingual, working with children who needed to learn to read in English. At the time, as I was prepping my classroom in the portable …
#Writing, Structured #CriticalThinking and #AI #ChatGPT #edtech #education
Given the resource I shared about writing outside earlier, I wondered if students might find writing outside more meaningful. Also, given how easy AI makes it to generate text, I can see how this Jacobson quote below might resonate strongly with educators and others who think, “Ya, para …
The List Article Revisited
My favorite approach to writing? It’s pretty easy to follow. When I walked into the bookstore–which was attached to the conference building I was presenting–in Dallas, I had no idea what book I’d find that would have a lasting influence on my writing. The 1990’s book, …
Writing Outside: A Resource
Looking for writing prompts for nature? These YpsiWrites folks have put together a series of prompts or writing resources you can get as a book. YpsiWrites The website offers a lot of nifty resources: Are you looking for writing activities, tips, or ideas on how to start writing? Our wide-array of …
Making Custom GPTs with ChatGPT Plus #education #edtech #tcea
Wanting to explore ChatGPT Plus and have even more fun with AI? Wait, before you say, “No, AI is destroying everything!” take a moment to learn how to use it in ways that can be useful to your workflow. Sure, it’s a quick how-to article that could assist you in boosting your …
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“Should your PreK-5 student be using that technology?” It’s a question that pops up in my head every time I’m out eating and see a device babysitting a child. Since I had a different point of view many years ago, it’s clear I had another think coming. Arguing with Your …
A Cemetery of Ideas: Dead Blogs Walk
“The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.” -Marcel Proust Starting a new blog, goofing up the domain name for an established blog (www.mguhlin.org isn’t working anymore, but you can find Around the Corner at mguhlin.blogspot.com) …
A New Blog Space - MGBlog.org
Personal development is the idea that people constantly strive to improve themselves, whether intellectually or emotionally, whereas professional development is how people continue to improve their professional skills to benefit their careers. Source Finding Answers Together One of the courses or …
MyNotes: Powerful Teaching
These are my notes on Powerful Teaching. I’d like to say I finished the book, but I only made it 3/4ths of the way through before I ran out of time. I may add more content below, but these are my big take-aways. I still have a bit more to add to these notes, but since I almost lost my notes (I …
MyNotes: Writing in Middle School Science CER CERCA
Looking for an easy way to introduce students to CER, or Claim Evidence Reasoning approach? You may want to check out Scott Phillips slim text, Writing in Middle School Science: Claim, Evidence, Reasoning Papers That Work, part of his Primal Teaching Series of books. The Amazon book jacket reveals: …