On a Sunday drive with my wife, Sarah talked about how she will be teaching on public health and epidemics in her microbiology classes soon. For as long as I have known Sarah, she gets REALLY excited about epidemiology. She gets excited in the same way that a four year Read more…
In previous blog posts, we have discussed the necessity to encourage science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) especially in the United States. As our culture has become increasingly digital, we have coined this term of “digital natives” to describe the current generation of kids who grow up playing with IPads, Read more…
Teachers of computer science, like many STEM teachers, desire to find ways to engage students in the craft. How do we make learning computer programming fun? How do we empower students to be creative? As a computer science graduate myself, I have to confess that we cover some pretty dry Read more…
As a maker and technologist, I believe that my creations should have a strong purpose. Since Sarah(my wife) is a college professor, we started this blog with the purpose of exploring practices, leadership methods, and tools that support great teaching. Through blogging, I have enjoyed learning, listening, and Read more…
I am very thankful to my personal learning network on Twitter. As I research ways that I can serve my community of teachers and students using technology, my Twitter personal learning network has become an indispensable learning and development tool. In an effort to focus my personal learning Read more…
In a previous post, we reviewed why Vicki Davis(@coolcatteacher) and other teachers use virtual worlds to teach digital citizenship and online collaboration. It’s amazing to see how teachers use technologies like OpenSim to transform their students into teachers. As a Dad, I always enjoy finding games that my Read more…
I am a big fan of keeping my commitments and “todo” ideas out of my head. By placing these ideas in an organized system, I feel less stress. At home and work, I organize my commitments and ideas using a tool called MindMeister, a web based mind mapping tool. I Read more…
My wife and I are raving fans of Dave Ramsey, Chris LoCurto, and their team. As a teaching organization, they communicate their lessons about financial peace, leadership, and business development with clarity, passion and energy. After listening to one of their Entreleadership lessons, I always feel I have Read more…
I believe that projects should be fun. When projects are fun, people share their best and most innovative ideas. I am very thankful that my team leader introduced me to the book Gamestorming, a playbook for innovators, rule-breakers and changemakers. As an agile coach for a software Read more…
We love the Christmas season since we’re a musical family. My wife and I help lead a small music ministry in our church. I enjoy playing violin, piano, guitar and leading young musicians. I love to make music with my wife who has a wonderful taste in music, has a Read more…