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18 Takeaways From the Discussion Between Neil deGrasse Tyson & Carmen Fariña I had the pleasure of hearing two well-known former New York students and current New York educators discuss the strengths and flaws of our modern educational system. Carmen Fariña, the current New York City Schools Chancellor, had a riveting conversation with Neil deGrasse Tyson, the … Continue reading Star Talking
This post is part of a continuing series on game-based learning in connection with the Games For Change Festival. If you’re interested in seeing what lies ahead in educational gaming, I suggest following the Games for Change organization. You can also look at Glass Lab Games, Schell Games, and Filament Games who are all pushing the boundaries … Continue reading A New Reality
This post is part of a continuing series on game-based learning in connection to the Games For Change Festival. Sometimes studies on pedagogical practice can be complex, and most teachers just want to know what can I do today to benefit my students. It helps me to be able to visualize the information, so put … Continue reading Visualizing The Rules of Games and Learning
This post is part of a continuing series on game-based learning in connection to the Games For Change Festival. In an environment where innovators strive to make and utilize games to impact real world changes, there are always some games and some people who set themselves apart as exemplary. The Games for Change award winners … Continue reading And the Winner Is..
This is part of a series of posts on game-based learning in conjunction with the Games for Change Festival. See the whole series. History Of Gaming If the WarGames reference wasn't clear, it is once again the week of the Games for Change Festival. So it seems like the perfect opportunity to discuss the how, why, … Continue reading Shall We Play A Game?
Find the updated version in The Big 3 in Education Find related information on Google Education and Microsoft Education. The#NYCSchoolsTech group introduced something new to this their Summit this year: The Smackdown. Panels of teachers debated the pros & cons of one EdTech tool vs. another. Early on it was Office 365 vs. G Suite. While … Continue reading Office 365 vs G Suite SMACKDOWN
With the NYC Schools Tech Summit on the horizon I am forced to recognize that, as tech savvy as I may think I am, there's never time to learn about it all. Sometimes it's just too much valuable information that I can't possibly absorb it all. Many of our students are probably familiar with that … Continue reading So Much Tech, So Little Time…