Just the thought of hosting a chat full of teachers from across the State of Oklahoma can be intimidating. So don’t think about it. Just print out and follow the tips in this checklist to learn how to sign up, setup, and enjoy a rousing Twitter chat. NOTE: I have set sharing on this Google Doc […]
#OklaEd Discusses Curriculum Design; Rises To The Challenge
Even if you missed the #Oklaed chat last night, you’re not too late to participate in our CHALLENGE. All you have to do is answer the question in the graphic above on your blog, and then tell me about it in a comment on this post. If you’d like to see the entire chat, you’ll welcome […]
#Oklaed: We Have To Stop Pretending
What fun is having an education blog without a few gauntlets being thrown around? Dr. Scott McLeod, Director of Innovation for Prairie Lakes Area Education Agency in Iowa and blogger at Dangerously Irrelevant, started a social media meme yesterday morning with the hashtag #makeschoolsdifferent, in which he asked education thought-leaders to discuss what schools ought to stop pretending. I have had […]
Teachers, Parents Renew Call For Investment In Students At #OklaEdRally
We couldn’t have asked for a better day to rally. The weather was gorgeous — not too hot, not too cold, and not too windy. That’s a rare day in Oklahoma. Thousands of teachers, parents, administrators, and students gathered together outside our State Capitol building to show our support for public education — and to […]
If I Were Queen For The Day In #OklaEd
During the #OklaEd Twitter chat last week, Rob Miller made a brilliant suggestion: This week’s Blogger challenge: If you were “King or Queen for a day,” what would you do to improve #oklaed (<600 words). This will be fun! — Rob Miller (@jmsprincipal) March 23, 2015 I wrote a list of 10 different things […]