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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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Communication Skills

24 Mar 202124 Mar 2021 John Schinker

Maybe it was a bad question. On a five-point scale from “strongly disagree” to “strongly agree”, please rate your agreement with the following statement: Technology helps students develop communication skills. It was one question of many on our recent Technology … Continue reading Communication Skills

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Sans Livres

21 Jul 20157 Feb 2021 John Schinker

Shortly after school ended in June, the custodial staff descended on the high school media center. They removed all of the books and bookshelves. This move had been coming for a while. Book circulation has been remarkably low for years. … Continue reading Sans Livres

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Why?

26 Jan 20157 Feb 2021 John Schinker

I was in the superintendent’s office last week refining a plan for technology and media in our schools. We had a complicated diagram with circles and arrows and boxes all over it. It started with the district’s strategic vision, and specifically … Continue reading Why?

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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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