Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

One thing I learned during 35 years in education: what you do for short-term learning is usually wasted (a few exceptions can be justified).

Pickle ball players and tennis players disputing access to courts. Is this really a newsworthy issue?

Yeah, so I’m at that age where I see “old people” and then learn they are younger than I am.

Knowledge matters. The ability to use that knowledge matters more.

Three Important Papers in Information Technology
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/three-important-papers-in-information-technology/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

On Myths in Curriculum – https://hackscience.education/ https://hackscience.education/2023/08/16/on-myths-in-curriculum/

When our guiding principles are myths, data are useless.

“Why don’t they just x?” is a sure sign you lack the expertise to be making recommendations.

Yes, you may be knowledgeable, but that doesn’t mean you know all of the nuances.

Media and Attention
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/media-and-attention/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Humans’ Social Brains
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/29/humans-social-brains/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

I had some colleagues publicly criticize me recently. Those folks are now incredulous that I’m keeping my distance from them. 🤦‍♂️

TPCK: A Framework for IT Planning in Schools
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/28/tpck-a-framework-for-it-planning-in-schools/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Don’t be confused by thinking “average” (as in mean) really tells you anything interesting.

Yesterday, I said, “if we give students projects in class, then they have something to talk about in job interviews.” The group heard an innovative idea; I was sharing part of my approach to teaching that I have followed for decades.

Three Questions about Assessment
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/27/three-questions-about-assessment/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The folks who rant so about how vital basic knowledge is are the same folks who used to whine if they couldn’t bring a page of notes to the exam.

“Write 500 words a day and your book will be done in a couple of months,” says the person who doesn’t understand drafts and editing.

The (Overturned) Standard Model of Education
https://hackscience.education/2017/12/26/the-overturned-standard-model-of-education/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

OK… you said we needed rules that everyone followed, so we made them. Now, you are saying you won’t follow them because you don’t like them. 🤦‍♂️