Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

I am thankful political rantings makes my head hurt. I just don't know how to make sense of such stupidity.

How do you overcome #writers block? Switch to a piece that cannot not be written. Worked for me today.

We make decisions when we pair with AI that is correct, but if the AI isn’t correct, we make worse decisions.

We promote autonomy is students all the time. I wonder what would happen if we promoted autonomy in teachers too.

Beware the self-proclaimed "idea person." Ideas are everywhere. Identifying good ones, then fully implementing them is valuable.

Other than your hypothesis, what explains your observations?

"the largest number of finished products with the greatest quality at the lowest possible cost." Worked for Ford. #education not so much

If the speaker says "slides on Slide Share," why do people take pictures on their phones? Maybe pay attention and take good notes.

Does a bell curve mean your course is rigorous, or that it was ineffective for a large proportion of the students? #edchat #education

"Chaos is inevitable," says the insightful #teacher at the faculty meeting.

Tensions exist between political desires and scientific reality. May we have the wisdom to trust #science

To the financial "expert" who recommended saving #money by not buying #books Um... No.

Gotta wonder about the student who complains about the grade earned on a self-assessed project.

Richard Feynman's father valued "process over fact" (James Gleick) as he explored with his son

Frustration that focuses inquiry vs. that which causes shutdown. You must know the difference to succeed in teaching.

Be the expert, but take care of everyone's thinking. #teaching

Can students recognize and solve similar problems, but it is different problems that matter the most in learning.

If you delay action until you get perfect #data you will never do anything.

We sell kids short when we think #curriculum must be linear. Engaged #students can fill in blanks.

When "obvious" strategies are founded in be myths.