Although today was a snow day for much of St. Louis, once the roads cleared I made my way across town to the Midwest Education Technology Conference (METC).  The afternoon sessions I attended addressed key aspects of 1:1 planning, using Web 2.0 tools to improve student achievement, and the changing nature of information literacy. One-to-One [...]

Last week I introduced a new series of occasional posts regarding Weekend Reading.  These brief entries are designed to highlight opportunities (primarily in the form of recently published books, articles, and other digital content) that foster professional growth.  This weekend’s feature breaks that format mold a bit but is truly special; Educon 2.1. Hosted by [...]

I’ve spent the better part of the last two weekends helping my fourth grade son complete a series of “hands-on” activities designed to teach him about the southeast region of the United States.  These activities were developed by a well known publishing company (not to be named here) whose materials were described by their distributor [...]