Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Your curriculum... it is political.

Increasingly, we recognize many of the things that are “true” in society are myths.

Information technology is an interesting aspect of logistics in most organizations. It cannot be used to achieve any goals unless it is used to accomplish the essential functions of the organization, it is functioning, and it is sustainable. In most organizations, this requires three types of expertise to ensure the technology is appropriately used, properly configured, and reasonably supported.

Once it becomes a measure its no longer meaningful.

While they are expected to teach “the standards,” teachers must recognize they are artificial, and may restrict students in many circumstances.

Thoughts on Schools
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/28/thoughts-on-schools/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Another Take on Cold Closure in #edtech Repairs
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/27/another-take-on-cold-closure-in-edtech-repairs/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

#edtech for #edleaders: On the Need for Support
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/24/edtech-for-edleaders-on-the-need-for-support/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Educators are very familiar with the never-ending series of “buzz words” that emerge, capture the attention of leaders for a few years, then fade into disuse when the next term distracts leaders.

Once established, certain practices and structures remain a part of school, and in many cases, they are understood as “natural” parts of school, and “necessary” for students’ success long after the original conditions necessitating the change have faded.

Just because Excel makes the graph available doe not mean it is a good one.

We assume that everyone should learn what we learned and how we learned it.

A Short Rant About Pronouns
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/24/a-short-rant-about-pronouns/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The diverse nature of students and the broad nature of the curriculum is part of what makes schools unusual places to work for IT professionals.

One of the most distressing realizations one makes when they become a teacher is that the best plans one makes for the classroom are just guesses.

"Average: is meaningless in most situations.

In the domain of information technology, all problems are solvable.

How we frame problems is more important than how we solve them.

Three Questions about Technology Planning

https://hackscience.education/2020/01/23/three-questions-about-technology-planning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

A Network Metaphor for Learning
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/20/a-network-metaphor-for-learning/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon