Your Desk Will Not Attend Your Funeral

It didn’t make sense that my dad had been storing this object…

15 Tips for New Teachers From a Technology Facilitator

How to Survive a Horror Movie (or 25 Tips for Living in the Scary Adult World)

Educational Philosophies: A Primer

This article originally appeared in Metro Parent Magazine, Portland, Oregon.

The Relationship Between Symbols and the Thing to Which They Refer

Sometimes it can be helpful to learn a word or concept before we understand what it means. That way, when life presents us with new experiences, we can already have the language to help us process and integrate what…

How can learning become fun?

Thoughts of an edtech programmer

As an engineer working in an education startup, learning is a familiar topic for me. At eSpark, we’re personalizing education for primary school students and we often visit schools, pore through data, and test our…

“Say what you mean, mean what you say”

Teacher Talk II

Thank, and Remember, a Teacher

My boss, the inimitable Vartan Gregorian, remembers with great detail most every teacher he had from a very young age. (If you don’t believe me, read his memoir The Road to Home.) This week, as we celebrate both Teacher Appreciation Week and Mother’s Day, I’d like to call…

Open submissions for Writers, Contributors, and Editors

We want to create a platform where like-minded educators can come together and share their stories, experiences, gripes… whatever. We strive to be a community of educators who support change. Who aren’t afraid to learn. And above all…