Three Ways Digital Portfolios Shift Your Assessment Focus (Teaching Channel, April 2018). Looking to the Future: Assessing Innovation in the Classroom (FreshGrade, March 2018, *need to register with FreshGrade to read free eBook) How I Read as a Literacy Leader (Reading by Example, April 2018) Developing a Principal and Coach Partnership (Lead Literacy, April 2018, … Read more
One of the most pressing questions I hear from teachers is: How do I guide my students to create and innovate in the classroom while still meeting education’s expectations? We feel this push, both internally and externally, to get students to reach certain levels of success. But what do we lose in the process? Looking … Read more
I wrote an article for the AWSA (Association of Wisconsin School Administrators) Update related to my new book on digital portfolios. Below is the intro to this piece; follow the link to read the rest. Thank you, Matt A disposition toward lifelong learning is something we all want for our students to develop during their … Read more
This following post is an excerpt from my new book, Digital Portfolios in the Classroom: Showcasing and Assessing Student Work (ASCD, 2017). Each chapter ends with a learner profile. These profiles are transcripts of my interviews with educators leading the way with using digital portfolios in their schools. In this profile, two high school educators share their … Read more
Today is the release of The Secrets of Self-Directed Learning: Strategies for nurturing and stimulating independent learners. What started as a whitepaper for FreshGrade is now an eBook. Click here to download this resource today. In The Secrets of Self-Directed Learning, I make the case that we need to start releasing more responsibility of the learning … Read more
How Google Apps Help Develop Online Learning Communities (EdTech Magazine K-12) Three tools – Google Groups, Google+ Communities, and Google Sites – are highlighted in this article. Brief directions are provided for readers on how to use these digital forums for online learning communities. Also included in the article are some suggestions for getting things started … Read more
Maximize Learning, Not Technology (ASCD EDge, October 2015) In this promotional post for my new book, I highlight specific examples of how the necessary vs. nice dichotomy applies to classroom technology choices. For example, having one device for every learner in a classroom would be nice, but the lack of academic benefits identified with this type of initiative … Read more
