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Join us for our 2025 Teacher Leader Summit in Denver! | @mcleod
Colorado educators! (and anyone else within reasonable driving distance… looking at you, Nebraska, Wyoming, Kansas, New Mexico, and maybe Utah and Oklahoma!) We hope that you will join us for our June 2025 Teacher Leader Summit in Denver. On Thursday, June 5, we will be leaning into instructional redesign for deeper learning. On Friday, June…
Colorado Innovates | @mcleod
Colorado Innovates is tomorrow! A FREE online conference featuring innovative, deeper learning schools across Colorado. No travel necessary... Each interactive, online conference session will emphasize one or more of the following: hands-on, active, experiential learning by students; high levels of student agency, voice, choice, and ownership; deep, robust student creativity, critical thinking, and collaboration; students…
Books I read in April 2025 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in April 2025... The Battle Drum, Saara El-Arifi (fantasy) First Contact, Albert Zhang (science fiction) Sharp Ends, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) The Great Change (and Other Lies), Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) City of Mist and Tears, Alex Robins (fantasy) The Trap, Ava Glass (thriller) The Jungle, David Drake (science fiction) The…
The AI vicious cycle (REVISED) | @mcleod
Yesterday James Bedford reached out to me, noting that my AI vicious cycle was very similar to his AI Wheel of Death and asking me to give him proper attribution. Of course I was immediately horrified that I might have misappropriated James’ intellectual property... Here’s the thing: I had never seen James’ image of last…
Books I read in March 2025 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in March 2025... AI Goes to School, Micah Miner (education) The Learner’s Apprentice, Ken Kahn (education) The AI Assist, Nathan Lang-Raad (education) The AI-Powered Classroom, Andy Douglas (education) They Called Us Enemy, George Takei et al. (history) Gatebound, Daniel Jackson (fantasy) The Traitor, Ava Glass (thriller) The Night Agent,…
Reimagining AI in education [EVENT] | @mcleod
On March 28 there is going to be an awesome participant-led discussion in Denver that I hope some of you can attend. The all-day event is titled Reimagining AI in Education: Asking the Right Questions and is being facilitated by some incredibly innovative educators in the metro area. Here is a little more about the…
DABA: Sara Lev | @mcleod
[I am reviving the Deserves a Bigger Audience (DABA) feature of this blog and the red megaphone!] I had the chance a couple of weeks ago to finally meet Sara Lev. If you don’t know Sara, she is absolutely incredible. Sara is a current Teacher on Special Assignment (TOSA) and instructional coach - and former…
Books I read in February 2025 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in February 2025... The Promises and Perils of AI in Education, Ken Shelton and Dee Lanier (education) Chosen Prey, John Sandford (thriller) Open Season, Jonathan Kellerman (thriller) Breath of the Dragon, Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee (fantasy) The Broken Heart of Arelium, Alex Robins (fantasy) Blue Sunrise, Gregg Overman…
Books I read in February 2025 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in February 2025... The Promises and Perils of AI in Education, Ken Shelton and Dee Lanier (education) Chosen Prey, John Sandford (thriller) Open Season, Jonathan Kellerman (thriller) Breath of the Dragon, Shannon Lee & Fonda Lee (fantasy) The Broken Heart of Arelium, Alex Robins (fantasy) Blue Sunrise, Gregg Overman…
We need a manager for our fantasy baseball league! | @mcleod
Do you love baseball? We lost a manager in our educator fantasy baseball league and need a new one… Details are below. Please get in touch ASAP if you are interested. Rounding for Home is a friendly competitive, weekly head-to-head, fantasy baseball league heading into its fourth year. We use Yahoo! to manage the league…
Books I read in January 2025 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in January 2025... In Search of Deeper Learning, Jal Mehta and Sarah Fine (education) The Final Strife, Saara El-Arifi (fantasy) Five Broken Blades, Mai Corland (fantasy) Four Ruined Realms, Mai Corland (fantasy) The Burning, Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman (thriller) The Lost Coast, Jonathan Kellerman and Jesse Kellerman (thriller) Starliner,…
Depth of Knowledge and leading PD [NAESP] | @mcleod
Liz Garden, my co-Fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Center for Innovative Learning (CIL), and I had a chance to sit down at the NAESP / NASSP UNITED conference last July and talk with Erik Francis. If you’re not familiar with Erik’s work, he is a Depth of Knowledge (DOK) virtuoso.…
AI in elementary and middle schools [NAESP] | @mcleod
Liz Garden, my co-Fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Center for Innovative Learning (CIL), and I had a chance to talk with Holly Clark about the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in elementary and middle schools. Holly is a bestselling author and speaker who is in extremely high demand regarding AI…
Building a new, student-centered school [NAESP] | @mcleod
Liz Garden, my co-Fellow for the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) Center for Innovative Learning (CIL), and I had a chance to talk with Bryan Byerlee about school redesign. Bryan is the principal of Garden City Elementary School in Cranston, Rhode Island. He shared with us how redesigning a school is a unique…
Books I read in December 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in December 2024... The Industries of the Future, Alec Ross (economics) On Tyranny, Timothy Snyder (government) The Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, Becky Chambers (science fiction) The Priory of the Orange Tree, Samantha Shannon (fantasy) We Solve Murders, Richard Osman (mystery) Saints of the Sword, John Marco…
The power of children learning outside [NAESP] | @mcleod
One of the schools that I visited for my Deeper Learning in Elementary and Middle Schools (DLEMS) book project was Down to Earth Forest School in West Linn, Oregon. Down to Earth Forest School is a phenomenal outdoor learning experience for the children that it serves. The students and teachers meet every day in the…
How Children Fail [SLIDES] | @mcleod
I have read or revisited a number of education books in recent years as I’ve been visiting innovative, deeper learning schools all around the world. I could recommend many, but I keep returning to How Children Fail by John Holt. Below are 52 quotes from the book (click on the arrows to move through the…
DLEMS: The visits are complete! | @mcleod
I officially wrapped up all of my school visits for my Deeper Learning in Elementary and Middle Schools (DLEMS) book project last week. I have seen some incredible schools the past two years and am excited to finish writing up what I have learned. I am hoping to send the book to a publisher in…
We know what happens when we care about our learning | @mcleod
Below is a snippet from A.J. Juliani’s blog post, The relevancy problem: What can we do to make learning meaningful? I encourage you to read the entire post, which is an excerpt from his upcoming book, Meaningful and Relevant: Engaging Learners In An Era of Distraction. I already can tell that the book is going…
Books I read in November 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in November 2024... The Pulse of PBL, Mike Kaechele & Matinga Ragatz (education) A Blight of Blackwings, Kevin Hearne (fantasy) A Curse of Krakens, Kevin Hearne (fantasy) Epic Road Trips of the Americas, Lonely Planet (travel) Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key, Tracy Occomy Crowder & Kristin…
Books I read in November 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in November 2024... The Pulse of PBL, Mike Kaechele & Matinga Ragatz (education) A Blight of Blackwings, Kevin Hearne (fantasy) A Curse of Krakens, Kevin Hearne (fantasy) Epic Road Trips of the Americas, Lonely Planet (travel) Montgomery and the Case of the Golden Key, Tracy Occomy Crowder & Kristin…
Books I read in October 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in October 2024... Human 2.0, Patrick Kane & Samuel Rodriguez (biomedical engineering) The Ghosts of Trappist, K. B. Wagers (science fiction) Impossible Creatures, Katherine Rundell (fantasy) The McMurdo Rift, Bradley Lejeune (science fiction) Into the Stars, James Rosone (science fiction) Into the Battle, James Rosone (science fiction) Hope you’re…
My own job sucks so… | @mcleod
As we work to transform schools, I’m surprised at how often I hear some variation of the following from parents, school board or community members, and maybe even educators: I have to do whatever my boss says. I don’t have much voice and choice in what I do. Kids need to learn how to follow directions…
Books I read in September 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in September 2024... A Plague of Giants, Kevin Hearne (fantasy) Inheritance, Lou Iovino (science fiction) Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros (fantasy) Babel-17, Samuel Delany (science fiction) The Case of the Screaming Beauty, Alison Golden and Grace Dagnall (mystery) Ironborn, Andrew Cavanagh (fantasy) Winter’s Fury, A. E. Rayne (fantasy) Hope you’re…
Books I read in September 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in September 2024... A Plague of Giants, Kevin Hearne (fantasy) Inheritance, Lou Iovino (science fiction) Fourth Wing, Rebecca Yarros (fantasy) Babel-17, Samuel Delany (science fiction) The Case of the Screaming Beauty, Alison Golden and Grace Dagnall (mystery) Ironborn, Andrew Cavanagh (fantasy) Winter’s Fury, A. E. Rayne (fantasy) Hope you’re…
Books I read in August 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in August 2024... Learning to Leave, Elliot Washor & Scott Boldt (education) Descent, Marko Kloos (science fiction) The Brass Verdict, Michael Connelly (thriller) The Pillars of the Earth, Ken Follett (historical fiction) The Magicians, Lev Grossman (fantasy) Bridge to Terabithia, Katherine Paterson (young adult) The Bones at Point No…
Books I read in July 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in July 2024... The Shift to Student-Led, Catlin Tucker & Katie Novak (education) Dare to Lead, Brené Brown (leadership) The Ghost Orchid, Jonathan Kellerman (thriller) Red Country, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) A Pale Light in the Black, K. B. Wagers (science fiction) Hold Fast Through the Fire, K. B. Wagers…
Deeper Learning New York! (DLNY) | @mcleod
The folks who put on the annual Deeper Learning conference in San Diego, California have started sponsoring regional and global events under the umbrella label of DL Global. The main event each year is amazing, and the DL Global events also are incredible and well worth attending. For instance, the RemixED Conference in St. Paul,…
July 1 fantasy baseball update | @mcleod
For those of you who love baseball like I do, happy Bobby Bonilla Day! We have eight weeks left in my two fantasy baseball leagues. Amazingly, the records for both of my teams are exactly the same. Unfortunately, both teams - and the job I’m doing as a manager this year, apparently - are decidedly…
Books I read in June 2024 | @mcleod
Books I finished reading (or rereading) in June 2024... The Wisdom of Crowds, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) Best Served Cold, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) The Heroes, Joe Abercrombie (fantasy) The Hidden Queen, Alma Alexander (fantasy) Changer of Days, Alma Alexander (fantasy) Silver Enigma, Rock Whitehouse (science fiction) Hope you’re reading something fun too!
[BFTP] The one question I’m asking at ISTE 2013 | @mcleod
[ISTELive 2024 starts this week so I am resurrecting three blog posts from previous years. Below is Blast From the Past (BFTP) #3 from 2013!] Here's my guiding question for the ISTE conference this year (for both presenters and vendors). If you're at ISTE right now, I encourage you to ask this question too! Image credit:…
Hot for Teacher (LIVE and podcast!) | @mcleod
One of the most unique educational events I know of is Noah Geisel's annual Hot for Teacher meetup. This year the gathering is being held in conjunction with ISTELive in Denver on Saturday, June 22, at 7:00pm. You can get tickets here. Here is a description of the event: For storytelling fans, H4T is a…
[BFTP] 5 thoughts from ISTE weekend | @mcleod
[ISTELive 2024 starts this week so I am resurrecting three blog posts from previous years. Below is Blast From the Past (BFTP) #2 from 2015!] Five thoughts from the first couple of days here at the 2015 ISTE Conference... If "it’s not about the technology, it’s about the learning," then why are we centering so…
[BFTP] 3 kinds of ISTE sessions | @mcleod
[ISTELive 2024 starts this week so I am resurrecting three blog posts from previous years. Below is Blast From the Past (BFTP) #1 from 2015!] Not including the more informal networking events, there generally are 3 kinds of ISTE sessions: Tools, tools, tools! These sessions focus on software, apps, extensions, productivity and efficiency, how-to tips,…