CUE Rock Star Camp Reflections from an Innocent Bystander

By Shelley Chamberlain I will be honest. I did not participate in the 3-day CUE Rock Star Camp this past week (Aug. 4-6) in Bedford, MA, but I did get a…

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The Science, Technology, Literacy Connection

If a piece of toast covered with jelly falls to the floor, which side will it land on? This was the question we broke into groups to answer as…

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2015 Edcamp Boston

It’s mostly true that Educational Technology Conferences and Workshops are very exciting, both the lead-up hype and the actual day’s events. What is even truer, though, is that the…

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The Makerspace Phenomenon

By Cathy Collins The difficulty lies not so much in developing new ideas as in escaping from old ones.   — John Maynard Keynes Makerspaces are all the rage these days, and…

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Beyond a Number

This morning I greeted many students at 7:30. The MCAS minion was ready to serve them. I was wearing a full minion costume since I…

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Out of the Vacuum

I recently received a blog article from ISTE about being prepared for tech month. Barry Bachenheimer wrote, “You can’t make…

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Using research and data to define and measure success (on your terms!).

Using research and data to define and measure success (on your terms!). Message Body : Chances are, as a school administrator…

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The Case for Free

Have you ever been approached by someone with that “too good to be true” offer? Most people will probably answer…

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60 Seconds

Though the statistics are staggering I have begun to think about the world my students…

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There and Back Again: A Technology Director’s Tale

Beginning in 2013, the theme of our seven half-day trainings with staff has been “Integration.” Any coach or director that planned a half-day training was free to take this…

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The Soulful Nature of Change

If we teach today’s students as we taught yesterday’s, we rob them of tomorrow – John Dewey   Over the past month, I have weeded (discarded) approximately 4,000…

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Reflections of an Ish-ful Educator

Cathy Collins In Peter Reynold’s book, “Ish,” a creative spirit learns that thinking “ish-ly” is far more important than “getting it right.” Hearing Reynolds reinforce that important message in his…

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The Power of One

“I learned that in each of us there burns a flame of independence that must never be allowed to go out. That as long as it exists within us…

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Tales of a Tech Gypsy – Design Thinking Through Technology

This year’s ACTEM Conference in Augusta, Maine, “Rebooted and Reimagined,” included many excellent sessions on a wide range of informative technology topics, but the session that I found by…

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