Yesterday marked 10 months since my last day as a public school teacher. At some point I’ll write more about what led me to that decision, but for now I’m…
Chadwick Aaron Boseman (1976-2020)
I remember seeing “Avengers: Endgame” in the theater. Two hours into a film already overflowing with thrilling moments, King T’Challa at last made his entrance, flanked by his trusted confidantes…
Assemble
Last night, the school board in my district voted to begin the 2020-21 school year with 100% virtual learning. I know this was not an easy decision to make. I…
When Failure and Feedback Are The Goal
I’ve spent over two decades working as a music teacher and performing musician, and one of the benefits of that has been the chance to spend a good deal of…
When I Get to the Bottom I Go Back to the Top of the Slide….
…and I stop and I turn and I go for a ride. Thank you, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, for the lines to sum up my initial reaction upon finishing…
Looking Back Into The Abyss
Like most people my age who were educated in American schools, I spent my school career being given assignments with strict guidelines and expectations: “Read this book, and write a…
The Worst of the Best
This week’s focus in my graduate coursework on digital citizenship has been particularly heartbreaking, as it has involved looking at how some people are able to take some the greatest…
Copyright: Protecting Creators For 3 Centuries and Counting (Maybe)
The notion of copyright–actually a set of rights held by the originator of a creative work–is an old and important one. Copyright establishes the sole right of a work’s creator to…
The Digital Non-Natives Are Restless
As part of my graduate coursework this week, I was assigned to do a Google search on myself, in order to determine my digital footprint. I was both delighted and…
On Digital Citizenship
The first week of my latest graduate class, Digital Citizenship, has come and gone, and has led me to examine two main concepts: my own definition of what the term…