When my children were younger, their bedtime routine invariably included a nightly story or two, and one of their favorites was the well-worn tale of the blind men and the elephant. As the Hindu fable goes, a group of blind men touch an elephant to learn what it is like.  Each touches a different part, [...]

My fall reading list has been piling up since the day school started, but I recently made time to engage with Rick Wormeli’s Metaphors & Analogies. Wormeli, a National Board Certified Teacher and a columnist for Middle Ground magazine, considers metaphors and analogies to be “power tools” that can electrify learning and show students how [...]

As the instructional technology coordinator for our middle school, I’ve been asked to give a brief  presentation next week to perspective families on the role of technology in the curriculum.  In considering how to adequately convey the depth and breadth of our 5th-8th grade program in mere minutes, I was struck by the concept of [...]