Mark SmithivasCo-Working Spaces are More Than Just Fancy CoffeeLast night, I ended up falling into the rabbit hole of exploring all the co-working spaces here in Chicago. A friend of mine is opening a…Jan 27, 2017Jan 27, 2017
Mark SmithivasinModern ParentingMinefaire, YouTubers, and EducatorsJust wrapped up presenting and attending the first Minefaire event in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Although it’s not an official Minecraft…Oct 20, 20161Oct 20, 20161
Mark SmithivasinModern ParentingMinecraft Education Edition just launched: initial thoughtsSo Microsoft, which recently purchased Mojang, the company behind Minecraft (MC), just released the long awaited fork of the popular…Jun 13, 2016Jun 13, 2016
Mark SmithivasTwitter is Dead. Long Live Twitter.#RIPTwitter is the latest online firestorm of protest about how twitter is planning (or not planning) to make changes to its sacrosanct…Feb 7, 20161Feb 7, 20161
Mark SmithivasChautauqua PostscriptFinal thoughts on a transformative trip out eastDec 31, 2015Dec 31, 2015
Mark SmithivasinModern ParentingBuilding an Alt-School Ecosystem One Brick at a TimeI’ve been fortunate to have discovered several non-mainstream approaches to education this past year. It’s exciting because in 2015 we now…Oct 8, 2015Oct 8, 2015
Mark SmithivasinModern ParentingThe Maker Movement Creating Framework for New School ParadigmCharles Tsai’s recent Medium article, The Education of a Revolution, inspired me to muse on the prospects for this approach to change…Oct 1, 2015Oct 1, 2015
Mark SmithivasinModern ParentingWe All LeaveI have been a parent of children in Chicago Public Schools for the past 8 years. Many of those years have been spent in some leadership…Jun 20, 2015Jun 20, 2015