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Day and Night

15 Nov 2021 John Schinker

I’ve always tried to be balanced. While my work generally focuses on technology, my personal life is centered around the arts. I was trained as a math teacher, but I originally enrolled in college as an English education major. If … Continue reading Day and Night

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Living the Vision

8 Nov 2021 John Schinker

Last year, we spent a great deal of time crafting our portrait of a graduate. The trend in public education over the last several years has been to identify the characteristics that we would like our graduates to leave with. … Continue reading Living the Vision

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Problem Solving

1 Nov 202126 Oct 2021 John Schinker

In the job interview, they asked if I knew Linux. Sure. I’d played around with it a little. I used it as the operating system for a “server” that I set up in my classroom. I was running a MUD … Continue reading Problem Solving

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Stress Less

18 Oct 2021 John Schinker

When we got word that we weren’t going back to school, I made a pot of coffee. I went to the basement with my laptop and notebook, and I jumped on the first of many Zoom calls with my instructional … Continue reading Stress Less

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Nostalgic Optimism

13 Oct 20218 Oct 2021 John Schinker

I’m pretty old. I was thinking about my first job interview. It was 1993. I was asked what I thought about Microsoft Windows. I told them it wasn’t a real operating system. It was just a shell that sat on … Continue reading Nostalgic Optimism

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Friction

7 Oct 2021 John Schinker

For years, I used the same company to buy most of my technology supplies. If I needed printers or cables or memory or consumables, I would always go there. The company had pre-negotiated contracts with several different agencies and consortia, … Continue reading Friction

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Effect Size

19 Sep 202119 Sep 2021 John Schinker

John Hattie wanted to answer a very simple question. We’ve been studying school improvement for decades. We’ve tried all kinds of new initiatives, programs, philosophies, and approaches to improve student learning. We’ve spent millions of dollars on research, and thousands … Continue reading Effect Size

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Because We Want To

12 Sep 2021 John Schinker

Years ago, I put together some professional development workshops for teachers centered around using “web 2.0” technologies in the classroom. At the time, the idea of the World Wide Web as an interactive, participatory tool was pretty new. The classes … Continue reading Because We Want To

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Worksheets and Flash Cards

6 Sep 2021 John Schinker

The first time I used a computer was in 1981. I think it was an Apple IIe, but it might have been a Radio Shack TRS-80. My middle school had both located in a “math lab.” I don’t remember why … Continue reading Worksheets and Flash Cards

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Freedom

27 Aug 2021 John Schinker

“This is America. It’s a free country. You can do anything you want to do.” My football coach was explaining how life works. “But,” he continued, “you have to be willing to pay the price for it. There are always … Continue reading Freedom

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Who Asked You?

20 Aug 202120 Aug 2021 John Schinker

Mom and Dad were away for the weekend. It wasn’t really a party, per se. It was just a couple friends coming over for the evening. A little get together. A few close friends. We should have known better. You … Continue reading Who Asked You?

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Blended Hybrid

17 Aug 2021 John Schinker

Remember 21st Century Skills? Back at the turn of the century, we were all abuzz about the needs of our students as we moved into the new millennium. We knew we had moved from an industrial society to a service … Continue reading Blended Hybrid

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  1. Ryan Collins (@mr_rcollins) on Unzoomed21 Feb 2022

    The world is moving to remote work, and if we are not preparing our students to be able to communicate,…

  2. Dr. Nina on What Do Grades Mean?29 Jan 2022

    Excellent article! This is so true and so very, very sad: "We have sacrificed fostering a love of learning for…

  3. cathyroderick on Freedom1 Sep 2021

    Perfectly said, as usual.

  4. Jennifer Maddrell on 25 Years of Ed Tech9 May 2021

    Love this, John! My students were linked to this as a recommended resource - not only because it's an excellent…

  5. Debbie Schinker on 25 Years of Ed Tech9 May 2021

    Schools aren't the only areas of society that need to evolve and it's not just students who need to become…

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