What gives a podcast that begins as a weekly broadcast the staying power to support educators for over 5 years when there are so many educasts available today? I think the story behind the show, itself, is a part of what makes it unique. I know that our commitment to…

OnEdMentors Connect officially launched in September of 2018 as a collaborative inquiry into the impact of a 1:1 self-directed mentorship experience on professional learning and student achievement. …

Whether you call it a do-over, a mulligan, or a second chance, the take-two is something that I strongly encourage. I have always believed that everyone deserves a take two. It doesn’t work in all scenarios, but I would argue that, more often than not, school is the perfect place…

Watching something grow can be both exciting and deeply interesting at the same time. When I first envisioned what became called OEMConnect, I had the end game in view. I wanted teachers to feel supported and be able to learn on their own terms through a mentorship relationship that they…

Audience is something that has been discussed a lot over the past few years education and deserves serious consideration. The goal of creating more opportunities for authentic audiences is one that has been shown to deepen student engagement by allowing students to really “see the purpose of their work,” as…

This title comes from a song called Closing Time by Semisonic and a quote attributed to Seneca, but this post is really about keeping it open. Last January, the OnEdMentors team of Stephen Hurley, founder and chief catalyst at voicEd Radio, Derek Rhodenizer, school administrator and podcast host, and I…

Last year, I wrote a post for Nexus Education on one of my Building Outside the Blocks projects called What’s in a Name which is the title of one of my projects (referred to as the W.I.N.). It was my first year teaching in a public school, even though I…

For 7 months, we had planned, envisioned and built. We wanted to do more with the platform that we had created on the longest running show on voicEd Radio. We wanted to take ONedMentors beyond the show but also filter whatever that was back to the show. We wanted to…

Project based learning is a powerful way to allow students opportunities to learn, build and use a variety of skills in authentic contexts. Schools and educators are doing incredible things for learners by opening the world up to them and providing opportunities to address global issues in deep and meaningful…