As we rode through Cape Town on our township tour this week, our guide told us about District 6. District 6 was a community where whites, blacks, and coloreds all lived and worked together. It’s only a few blocks from the industrial and port center of the city. It was easy for people to walk [...]
Posted on July 8th, 2009 by John Schinker
Filed under: Front Page, Teachers Without Borders, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
“Are you ready?”
I’ve been asked that question at least a hundred times over the last few weeks. I usually respond with a laugh. They’re talking about my Teachers Without Borders - Canada trip, on which I leave tomorrow. I won’t be ready until I get back. If then. The truth is, I don’t know what [...]
Posted on July 1st, 2009 by John Schinker
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I’m still amazed at the EdTech celebrities that I keep running into. Many of these are people I feel I know because I’ve read their blogs and heard their podcasts and seen their Twitter posts. Here, we have Maria Knee, Cheryl Oakes, Angela Meiers, Karl Fisch, Will Richardson, Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach, Kathy Cassidy, Lisa Parisi, and [...]
Posted on June 30th, 2009 by John Schinker
Filed under: 21:Collaboration, 21:Globalization, 21:Innovation, Front Page, Opinions, Teachers, Uncategorized, Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »
I used to sign up for free magazines. There were a lot of them — Technology & Learning, Network World, Presentations, Electronic School, Computerworld. When I was teaching, I’d encourage my students to sign up for them too. I was never at a loss for something to read, and they did a great job of [...]
Posted on June 23rd, 2009 by John Schinker
Filed under: 21:Information, Front Page, Online Resources, Opinions, Uncategorized | 1 Comment »
As a graduate student, I was required to take a course called “Foundations of Modern Education.” It was probably the most demanding of the courses I took for that degree. One of the major themes of this course was the erosion of community, especially in America. Prior to the 1950’s, Americans lived in neighborhoods. They [...]
Posted on June 15th, 2009 by John Schinker
Filed under: 21:Collaboration, 21:Globalization, Front Page, Opinions, Uncategorized | No Comments »
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