This podcast series is devoted to sharing good teaching practice at Gardens Elementary School which is located on the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology campus in Saudi Arabia. At GES, our student population...

Regardless of our profession, we must remain open and receptive to new learning as it’s this new learning that not only helps us excel within our chosen field, but also makes a genuine difference in...

Sherman set the wayback machine to 1984.  How was information communicated in your school? Notes in your mailbox? The school intercom system?  Maybe you were one of the lucky ones to actually have a phone...

This podcast series is devoted to sharing good teaching practice at Gardens Elementary School which is located on the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology campus in Saudi Arabia. At GES, our student population...

Alec Couros has long been in the world of social and digital culture.  He was/is an early adopter in the social world and has watched it evolve from a place for nerds, full of hope...

It’s the start of a new school year and everyone is probably wondering the same thing…”What was my password?”  If you have ever forgotten your password, or struggle with mandatory password changes, or coming up...

In today’s episode, my guest, Jorge Rodriguez, shares his story and the major life lessons learned that he has been able to transfer into his career as an educator. Jorge is a self-initiator who has...

Data. No, not Mr. Data from Star Trek Next Generation. I mean data as in potential information. I say potential, because data are useless until they are turned into information, and information is turned into...

In today’s episode, my guest, Jeff Woodcock, shares his major life lessons learned in education that has helped to guide his journey and acsent into leadership. Jeff’s philosophical stance is that quality leadership is all...

Video is a powerful tool for learning – whether it’s video made by students, or teacher created presentation or flipped classroom videos. When we make videos, all we want perfection.  Is that too much to...