@MrChase Heart. And writerliness. in reply to MrChase # @mramidon @kylepace Depends on your purpose. What do you need? in reply to mramidon # i3 Leadership Meeting this morning. About to share the DLC Inquiry Challenge – a district teacher … Continue reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 recording, done on my ride into work.  You can hear the mighty roar of my 4-cylinder Corolla in the background.  I'll have to play around with microphone placement for next time.

Also, I think I mentioned in the podcast that it's been two years since my last podcast.  This is incorrect.  It's actually been five years.  And what I thought was episode seven is actually episode 6.
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. # @courosa @msstewart We're … Continue reading →
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
Romiette & Julio
Street Love

Where to Find the Books
Tagmash on LibraryThing.com
NoveList database at multcolib.org

For Example:
A science unit on genetics
A social studies unit on the Great Depression

Fostering Meaningful Discussions
"November"

@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 hard. # … Continue reading →
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 reading →
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 reading →
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 … Continue reading →
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 @chemicalsams about … Continue reading →