The Conduit

The Conduit

  I was recently reading The MVP Machine, a book about the use of data analytics in baseball player development. I’ve always been fascinated by the use of data analysis,…
Boredom, Imagination, & Inspiration

Boredom, Imagination, & Inspiration

I can remember my summer days as a kid being filled with whatever I wanted to do. Riding my bike ten miles to play with my friends across town. Massive…
PBL Ideas for Students

PBL Ideas for Students

  Project Based Learning might serve as a perfect diversionary assignment for students right now. Try these! Create a Podcast. It doesn’t have to be technologically fancy, but students can…
Day 20

Day 20

  Day 20. What have I learned so far?   Everyone needs to be cared for right now. Students. Teachers. Parents. Aunts. Uncles. Neighbors.   There are a lot of…
Engagement versus Accountability

Engagement versus Accountability

  The longer this goes, the more we will need to think about engagement versus accountability. In the best of situations, we would be able to have both. But we…
I Miss It All

I Miss It All

  What do I miss the most?   The fist bumps each morning as students enter the building. When a Kindergarten student asks me to tie their shoe. The hum…
Turn This Thing Around

Turn This Thing Around

  Let me begin by saying that you can’t believe everything you see on the internet. I know this. I understand. When I first saw the video, I wasn’t sure…
Is Everyone OK?

Is Everyone OK?

  Begin with one question: How are you?   It’s the only way to start right now. Everything else that follows won’t mean anything without it.   Ask and make…
Long Term Thinking Caps

Long Term Thinking Caps

  Right now we need to put on our long term thinking caps. Yes, what we do for the next few weeks is exceedingly critical. But the real question we…
We’ve Never Done It That Way

We’ve Never Done It That Way

  Even before we reached our current state of education, we used to bemoan a certain phrase. That’s the way we’ve always done it. (TTWWADI) Now, as conversations are happening…