Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

A blog post, now with audio. The Scientific Attitude describes and approach to data and evidence that responsible teachers and leaders must adopt in my opinion.
https://hackscience.net/2021/08/05/the-scientific-attitude/

A blog post, now with audio, looking at research in education:
https://hackscience.net/2018/10/30/bridging-gaps-research-and-instruction/

A blog post on teaching for the real-world:
https://hackscience.net/2025/08/30/naturalistic-teaching/

Without context, content is meaningless.

What makes a meaningful problem?

Creative thinkers don’t stop when they get one answer.

If it isn’t “in the standards” can we still teach it?

Leadership by slogans... it is so tiresome... please stop... whatever your field or organization.

“Parterships depend on knowing what the other is thinking, doing, and why,” but such knowledge is rare.

If the concept isn’t clear to learners, the definition doesn’t help.

Advertisements on the digital versions of your conference handouts? Really?

Early innovators are also early abandoners.

Yeah, if your contribution is just restating what has already been shared, don’t bother.

Avoid “leading by buzzword.” Some of us can recognize it and we know what it means.

The older I get, the less tolerance I have for hypocrisy.

I believe diagramming sentences helped me understand how to construct good sentences.

What if we replaced "delivering the curriculum" with "teaching?" #education

Your “steam of consciousness” presentation is likely worse than you prepared talk.

“Lecturing is really just making noise.” This is an Interesting, and maybe not inaccurate, interpretation.

Someone somewhere needs to read this before you attend conference this fall: Your rambling reflection on the keynote is not a question... we know it got you thinking.. and your mind is swimming... please avoid grabbing the microphone to prove you have incomplete (but energizing) thoughts. We believe you.