Turning off, or the dark side of social media

One of the questions Angela Carstensen asked her author's panel at AASL was about their use (or lack thereof) of social media in their books.  The responses were very thought-provoking and left me with much to ponder as my school shuts down for Thanksgiving Break. The first response that made me really think was Kimberly…

Data driven at #AASL13

Most of us are not math people, but even the numerically challenged should question this: “‘We Hate Math,’ Say 4 in 10 — a Majority of Americans” | Degrees of Freedom, Scientific American Blog Network via kwout But when such thoughtful and challenging speakers as Debbie Abilock and Kristin Fontichiaro are giving a presentation entitled…

First thoughts, #AASL13

Initial impressions of AASL13?  Smaller than usual in some ways (fewer than 2500 attendees, about 1/3 the size of my first AASL back in Portland) but larger in others (I’ve never seen so many people at an ISS gathering!  Good for us!).  The exhibits were sparser than the last couple of conferences, too, perhaps because…

Hartford here I come…

It's not that far down the road (or perhaps slightly up? slightly east?) from where I am now, making it one of the very few conferences I've been able to attend while sleeping in my own bed. Besides vendors, the opportunity to meet with friends and like-minded colleagues will be refreshing.  Not that the teachers…