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Earlier today, we celebrated Quinn’s second birthday.  My youngest daugher is officially less young than she used to be. # # And while she’s sleeping off a cupcake-induced later afternoon nap, I had the chance to catch up on today’s … Continu [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 22 hours ago • View comments

Today's podcast contains some thoughts I've been tossing around regarding grouping students for reading and responding to Romeo & Juliet.  As I mention, I've got a longer post on how I'm teaching the play this year. It's a Bud the Teacher style [...]

Posted by benbleckley • 1 day ago • View comments

Reviewing the writing we did together at #educon Interesting how people define "research" and "impact." Or don't. http://t.co/wALcdmaQ # Also looking forward to @jonbecker's coordination of some teacher research as an outcome of the session. Important. # [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 6 days ago • View comments

Here are some links we can reference in our discussion - please leave more in the comments, at the edcampPDX wiki, or on Twitter @bleckley. The books I used for my "What is Love?" unit: How I Live Now Son of the Mob Upstate My Heartbeat Hard Love Romiett [...]

Posted by benbleckley • 8 days ago • View comments

@nawalnader That's backward. Funding after the student's done? How does a school start under that model? in reply to nawalnader # Reviewing district copyright policy. http://t.co/7z0v7Chc # Spent the day in training. Reaffirmed that working with video is [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 13 days ago • View comments

Later today, I’m honored to be joining my friends and colleagues Jon Becker and Meredith Stewart as we facilitate a session at Educon 2.4 on teacher research and professional development. Specifically, on how we can be critical, in a good … Continue [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 15 days ago • View comments

I sat in on a meeting today of the organizers of our school district’s Innovation Academy, a summer STEM enrichment program that’s a partnership between the district and IBM.1 # The DLC will be embedding a teacher research group within … Continue re [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 15 days ago • View comments

Justin Reich and I recently submitted a proposal to the DML Teacher Mastery and Feedback Badges Competition.  And, like my recent submission to the DML Conference, it wasn’t accepted. # But that’s cool.  I was curious about the process and â [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 18 days ago • View comments

Brr. http://t.co/earl3jeE # Visiting with @chemicalsams to talk flipped classrooms today at the CLN. See you there? 3:30pm Mountain. http://t.co/MkdwOG2R # Reading FCC guidelines. And actually liking what I see. Cool. # Three hours until we talk with @che [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 20 days ago • View comments

In this edition of the podcast,  I explore some of my frustrations lately regarding some pushback I’m seeing as I facilitate some teacher research in my school district.  I also wander through some first draft thinking on why that pushback … [...]

Posted by budtheteacher • 23 days ago • View comments