These episodes will mostly be my reflections on what I am learning about, especially in the area of Education Technology. This will also include other issues and thoughts about education. I have found that I need a combination of time and a cool idea to try something new. Thus the rebranding of Bright's Ideas to Use It or Don't.
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In this episode, I'm going to be talking about Paul Graham's article from 2008 titled How to Disagree from name-calling to ad hominem attacks to contradiction or refutation I will discuss some better ways to disagree.
In this episode, I discuss a recent Kagan Cooperative Meetings training. As an introvert, I sometimes hide in groups. CL helps me to not hide and share my thoughts. However, I just finished reading Quiet (The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking) by Susan Cain and she wrote about the importance of quiet think time for introverts. I discuss what this means for me or other…
In this episode, I share what I am learning about explicit teaching, how it is beneficial for students, and how we can set up our classrooms to help students FOCUS on the learning.
In this episode I talk about a new book, Just Tell Them by Josh Groshell, I have been reading about the value of explicit teaching and just a gentle pushback on discovery learning.
In this episode, I briefly discuss how we can help our students get smarter by helping them increase their long-term memory.
In this episode, I talk about how a rule or policy is not bad just because it may not be beneficial to all.
I discuss the challenges of being critical when something says it is research or evidence based.
In this episode, I talk about Jim Knight's Coaching Cycle and what has been taking up my time lately.
In this episode, I share my reflection on sharing the messy process of learning. Not just the final polished product. Thank you for listening.
Are we always a good example for being good students in PD or a staff meeting? In this episode, I discuss some implications of approaching learning with the same mindset we would hope our students would learn.
