Mike Smith interviews Dr. Phyllis Schiffer-Simon, Director of BECON (Broward Education Communications Network) in Broward County Florida about her role leading one of the largest distance learning programs in the country. The movie file is a .m4v and for best results, use iTunes to view. To view in iTunes, click HERE and to download iTunes [...]

 

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Every once in a  while I am accused of having an argument that is a little too simplistic and/or not knowing what I’m talking about. I was involved in a conversation in college almost 20 years ago where exactly THAT happened to me.
It was a conversation about the Dual-Track education system in Europe and, to [...]

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Last month I spoke in Philadelphia at the Philadelphia Learning Consortium about integrating technology into your classroom. After the talk I was speaking with Gene Kelkris - of Philadelphia Public Schools (and who will be at the new “School of the Future” in Philly opening next year) - about some of the challenges teachers and [...]

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As I talk to people, friends and colleagues of mine, sometimes I hear a frustration and weariness in their voice. If the person is a teacher, I automatically think that maybe they are suffering from the “Burnout” syndrome. You may know teachers experiencing this. Often times it manifests itself via complaining about administration, the [...]

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by Jeff Williams

Web 2.0 is a term which I am getting extremely tired of hearing. Don’t get me wrong, I love what Web 2.0 has done for education (and me personally). In fact, Web 2.0 has done more for revolutionizing American education than Mr. Bennet could ever have dreamed back in 1983. Because of Web [...]

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