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"I regret to this day I never went to college. I feel I should have been a doctor." Ty Cobb

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"Infants have no privilege to cheat men" -Peter King

Posted on October 5, 2008 at 9:45am 3 Comments

The biggest reason cited for prohibition of cell phones and/or iPods in school is cheating. As technology continues to evolve, so are the creative ways students devise to beat the system (check out my personal favorite, #8)



It's no secret technology is everywhere, and as a result, so is information. If you have a cell phone, you can get an answer… Continue

Web 2.0, The Faculty Meeting- Let the Games Begin!

Posted on September 5, 2008 at 3:00pm 2 Comments

My personal goal for the year is to expose as many teachers to as many web 2.0 tools that I can. I will use this blog to chronicle my efforts and, hopefully, share more successes than failures. My ultimate motivation is to have the teachers use the technology, reflect on it, and find ways to implement them into their classrooms.



We started our journey in the opening faculty meeting of the year. We began with (actually we began with pretty dry administrivial housekeeping, after that)… Continue

This Left feels Right...

Posted on August 17, 2008 at 4:00pm 0 Comments

Currently reading A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future by Daniel H. Pink. It's quite interesting when I look at it through the Model Schools lens and how it fits into what "the experts" say high school instruction should look like.



Basically, the big idea of the book is that because of three factors (abundance, Asia and automation), right-brained individuals with mastery of high-concept, high-touch senses will find themselves in high demand in the… Continue

Model Schools Conference

Posted on August 8, 2008 at 5:18pm 0 Comments

I had the exciting opportunity to attend the Model Schools Conference held in Orlando, Florida (yes, DisneyWorld!) back in June. The conference was run by the International Center for Leadership in Education. After attending a wide variety of lectures over the 2 1/2 days I had three main takeaways in the areas of brain research, technology and the (near) future of education.

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At 12:14am on December 31, 2008, Jack said…
Hi Brian!

Hope you're enjoying the winter break. I was wondering if you, your educator contacts or students would be interested in participating in a nationwide Vocab Video Contest @ MIT university. We'd really like to get more students involved from NJ!

You can view contest details at BrainyFlix.com Please let me know. Thanks!
 
 
 

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