Gary Ackerman @garyackerman@qoto.org

We are born with brains that continue to develop long after birth, immersed in a social environment called culture. This culture shapes our views and provides the criteria we use to assess who and what is important.

Leaders should believe those who are pushing the limits of the technology and meet their moving goals. Always decide to support the teacher who is using existing technology and adapting to the current level. #SupportInnovation

What solutions were written on flip chart paper only to be ignored?

Facts do not convince anyone, especially not those who demand them.

I know this will not be believed, but we actually taught (and quite successfully thank you) before there were standards.

A blog post on the Paradox of Moving Goals
https://hackscience.education/2020/01/15/the-paradox-of-moving-goals/

A blog post on the social nature of learning, now with audio:
https://hackscience.education/2020/02/14/social-aspects-of-learning/

Why do cultural norms stick? Humans seem to follow the logic: “I need these people to survive, so I am going to do what they do, say what they say, and value what they value.” These norms become deeply embedded early in childhood.

A blog pot, now with audio, on the nature of students:
https://hackscience.education/2020/02/03/students-are-not-blank-slates/
#education #learning #students #teaching

If you are waiting for the "perfect technology," be warned: you will never be satisfied. The focused leader supports those who are using existing solutions and driving improvements. #ProgressOverPerfection

Here is your regular reminder that you aren’t really teaching your “content” if the ethics of its use are not in the curriculum.

What solutions were written on flip chart paper only to be ignored?

“You gotta lift the curtain to see what’s really broken.”

“If you keep doing the same thing, nothing will change.”

Some statements are so obvious as to be brilliant.

When people learn no tools of judgment and merely follow their hopes, the seeds of political manipulation are sown. -Stephen Jay Gould

You may recall Click and Clack gave their best advice during the “third half” of every episode.

The hubris of standards advocates who believe they can predict students’ future needs is disturbing.

One thing I can conclude after 30 years in classrooms… armed guards are not the answer.

It is far better to grasp the universe as it really is than to persist in delusion, however satisfying and reassuring. -Carl Sagan

“The tech broke” is still the most commonly given excuse for folks not doing their job.