A Good Meme Causes Reflection
The meme I hate internet memes. I have to be honest in saying that I never respond to them. The place they feel especially strange is on my blog. This is one of the few places where my learning is… Continue Reading
writing
How to be “right” more than twice per day
Eyes past print Modeling fluent reading. Introduction of outside text every period of every day in every class. The opportunity to bring relevance to adolescents. With whole-school immersion in text and reading, ideas and concepts naturally follow. The teacher reads,… Continue Reading
A Reflective Anniversary
Happy anniversary to “nashworld.” This post is the 65th of the year, and it comes exactly one year after my first post on April 21st, 2008. Wow. Looking back at that post, it was quite clear I was full of… Continue Reading
All the top education chatter
“OK Sean, I am ready to start reading some blogs. Can you tell me where to start… give me a few places to begin?” Connecting The above question is one I have begun fielding more and more often from faculty… Continue Reading
Gifts On A Dark December Day
On a day when the only thing bigger than the snowflakes is the deep gray loneliness of the sky, I bring you a minuscule chunk of one of my favorite Christmas gifts. My wife, Erin, has a thing for finding… Continue Reading
Writing online: what really changes?
You know you wanna Before I roll out the details of this little mini-project, allow me to summarize. This project was the first of many in an attempt to characterize the differences between online writing and more traditional formats. Students… Continue Reading
reawakening
sunlight crashes through bleak winter awakens minds awakens mine ultraviolet bliss burns my skin tickles my soul awakens my deep cold thoughts black fades into gray and the sun polishes silver into the breeze =>
Your ideal writing space?
Snow falls. My fireplace coats one half of me in cozy radiance. Across the room, Erin animates a book for my curious babe. School is still a solid day and a half away. As I sit here inspired by the… Continue Reading
Giving Thanks
Ok, so I am caught up in it. I am now caught up in celebration of a holiday that my youth taught me was little more than a gorgefest. A gorgefest with football. A gorgefest with football, oh- and did… Continue Reading
Take That, 20th Century
History was the talk of the day today. It all started with Barack Obama’s inspirational late-night victory. It evolved into a lunchtime chat with the Apple folks about an educational technology revival in our district. The icing arrived in a… Continue Reading