Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

Ever notice the simplest #technology solution is the best? I hate it when I forget that. #edtechchat

Designers of #technology #systems attend to tasks, individuals' needs, social context. All three are relevant to successful design.

When we reduce human cognition to that which can be easily measured, we loose what is most important. #edchat #data #testing

Motivation & consciousness are relevant to understanding activity esp. in #education #learning #technology

Invention is the mother of necessity. #technology #innovation

Designing IT for schools? Make it usable and useful, otherwise don't bother. #edtech #technology #schools

Just because you can measure it does not make it meaningful. #testing #edreform #data #education

What if we designed #schools to promote success rather than avoid failure?

How do we separate fact, from informed opinion, from speculation?

"Stuff just happens, and rarely on schedule." Yup gotta agree with Rushkoff on this one. #planning

How did #politics over #science work out in USSR? It won't end for us any better.
#Lysenko #genetics #biology

"That which grows under moderate pressure becomes stronger." D'Arcy Thompson observed this of living systems. Applies to brains also. #edchat

One must respect the consultant who says "you are public school teachers, so you know about that than I."

Deep #understanding and passing exams are much different "things."

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

How often do students go away confused, but I don't know it? Says the insightful #teacher #edchat

Rebel against boredom.

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