Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Optimal learning requires interactive, knowledgeable, and passionate teachers. Standards aren't on students' radar. #edreform

The message, "we care about you," it the most important one in the #curriculum #education #teaching #edchat

Let wrong #ideas live in your #classrooms little longer than you are comfortable with. Students will figure it out on their own. #edchat #teaching

Trust #learners to get where they need to go.

Social Engineering
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An updated post that includes an digital dive on technology acceptance model:
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Security threats
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An updated podcast of educational design research with audio:
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How do you change the world? Work together in diverse teams. Yes, this is an argument for DEI.

How do you know your question is answered by an expert? They begins with, "That depends....."

Knowing what works is much less valuable (and interesting) than knowing why it works. #education #research

It is puzzling that we expect #innovation and #discovery from most #research but not from #education research,

How many #innovations do we abandon too soon?

Do spammers really think putting Donald Trump in subject will make me open them?

Looking at the video screen if students who are streaming videos during class and I realized kids are exposed to way more advertisements at school than previous generations.

"Bad grades" an indicator of circumstances? We usually blame the students. Boredom? Irrelevance? Disconnect between instruction & assessment? These all seem equally likely.

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.