The kid
Somehow I have had the honor and humbling privilege to address our first three classes of 8th graders as they headed off to high school. This year’s class, like those before it, occupies its own unique...
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Open writing prompts on the Web
Remixable writing promptsNext year (by which I mean about four weeks from now), I return to the mainstream, traditional classroom, albeit in a new school and division. I’m determined to begin again...
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Something old, something new
Hacking writing promptsOne of the most talked-about parts of our class so far this year is a simple read-aloud and mark-up activity that I borrowed years ago from my clinical instructor and a Kylene...
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Summarizing, makes, & social media
Flying man dies.I’m totally struggling to find my own pathways into “maker teaching” this year; I’m confident that my kids and I will find our ways into all kinds of projects before we’re finished, but...
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#teachtheweb: Code Castles, a parent-child card game
Code Castles logo For those grognards (and coders) I am about to offend through gross historical (and technical) inaccuracy, I apologize. Why have a word like “anachronism” if we’re not going to use...
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#mozfest: take-aways and bring-backs
Remixing a MozFest Story w/ Peter KittleTL;DR version: I went to Mozfest, got inspired, and left with questions to ponder. From the official website: Our motto is “less yack, more hack.” We’re...
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Nagging thoughts
Jazz this post.The 2013 National Writing Project Annual Meeting is about to launch, and I’m sitting at a table in a room far off in a corner waiting for my game-design partner Antero Garcia (and...
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Playtime at #ncte13
Playing at #ncte13 & #nwpam13A few playful opportunities (besides “Make. Hack. Play.”) for you at #nwpam13 and #ncte13 this fine weekend: Play-test Learning Alchemy. Antero Garcia and I have alpha,...
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Low-fi coding as reading comprehension with “Lift Your Right Arm”
Poem as low-fi program After a bit of a spark-draught, we finally hit a lesson today that mixed the right amount of challenge, reading comprehension, and multiple paths to success for nearly every kid...
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The #EduCon 2.6 #toyhack (online & off!)
The #toyhack gangIn just two weeks at this year’s EduCon, I’ll be facilitating a different kind of hack jam session around the #toyhack. A #toyhack is a new toy scavenged from bits and pieces of old...
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