Top 14 blog posts on teaching, productivity, and leadership since 6/30/2012 5 ways to get more results in your teaching environment. Why is perspective critical to leading and teaching? Michael’s Free Book Index How to reduce stress by keeping work organized using EverNote 5 fun learning experiences with Legos Jennifer Read more…
*** Disclaimer: no project management style is perfect — including scrum *** What is Scrum? To introduce scrum project management, I would encourage you to review the following video. (Scrum in 10 minutes) While scrum was created for the benefit of the software industry, the ideas can be used in Read more…
I have watched the “Code for America” movement with great admiration. This movement encourages programmers to take a year off to do community service working with government. I believe that this movement is creating a very special community of technology empowered servant leaders. The following TED talk by Jennifer Pahika Read more…
Social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest have disrupted traditional channels of communication. While these existing sites are useful, organizations often need to establish their own social networking platform. Instructional designers often use services like Ning.com to enable students to learn and collaborate. Some corporations see Read more…
Last Saturday, my four year old son Peter and I got lost in Lego Land for three hours. What were we doing? While the Lego Land experience has tons of activities for parents and their kids, my Peter and I were literally glued to the experience of building Lego race Read more…
Infographics regarding common challenges faced by professional educators. To all teachers, thank you for all that you do to inspire a better future for our children. Brought to you by USC Rossier Online Master’s in Teaching Did you have a teacher who changed your life? What did he or Read more…
In our quest to create positive change in the world, I have been inspired to reflect upon the idea that people see the world in different ways. We all wear metaphorical “sun glasses.” These glasses color the way we see and act in the world. The book “Seven habits of Read more…
I am constantly working to improve my course design and my teaching methods. I do my best to keep up with the current trends in education and I hold myself to high standards. I work hard to provide the best learning experience that I can. Given that I am early in my teaching career, Read more…
Image from https://twitter.com/AngelaMaiers/status/230334473017884673/photo/1 Why should we communicate starting with “WHY?” In the context of leading, the average presentation can spend a lot of time down in the details. The inspired teachers and leaders talk about why they believe a particular lesson is important. This can also help leaders to Read more…
Click here to visit the conference website Unfortunately, Sarah and I did not get the opportunity to check out the awesome education “un-conference” in Atlanta, GA, EdCampAtl. In an effort to connect with the energy, inspiration, and ideas from the #EdCampAtl conference, I kicked off my Monday searching for Read more…