Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

What makes formative assessment difficult for some teachers?
Data overload.

In 2015, I tweeted: "Apple wants first cars to hit the road by 2020. Yes please!"
The link to the article is gone. I guess they missed that one.

Good teaching & learning isn't always pretty. It opens the door to unpredictable ideas.

We need to give students experience with active authentic screen based learning. Students spend years ignoring much on screen.

Organize you schools around big ideas, increase cognitive engagement and motivation.

Read (a lot), write (well), and listen (first).

I found this in a notebooks from 10 years ago. I wonder where i found it. It is good advice.

Maybe we stop teaching about topics. Teaching from within it make more sense... if we want understanding.

“The moral of this story is that betting against human ingenuity is foolhardy, particularly when our future is at stake.” -Stuart Russell

Can we please go back to following capitalization rules? At least in documents for profession purposes.

"We are making progress. Progress is good." Brilliant observations by colleague and me today.

Maybe we can start giving Ig Nobel prizes for misguided education reforms?

We are in trouble when leaders confuse correlation with causation.

"I share, therefore I am." Sherry Turkle captures digital lifestyle of young. Descartes? No. But reality

"Curiosity demands we ask questions." - Richard Feynman

Is it OK to smile when you see a young adult dealing with his unruly children when you remember him acting the same way as a student?

What do we conclude about college that celebrates first day of class by tweeting picture of sports facilities?

"If we can have some fun, we will all learn and have a good year." Wisdom from a principal.

So much education is spent with getting students to answer well, but understand little.

IT technician: "I should make education decisions through infrastructure."
No. No you should not.

Open source textbooks becoming mainsteam? Let's hope so.