It’s the end of December and everyone is ready for a long winter break. It’s that time of year when the to-do lists at home are long and the tempers at school grow short. One might assume that a day long inservice session, set for December 20^th, is a recipe for disaster.

Enter St. Lucie educators - bubbly, enthusiastic and eager to learn! Twenty five educators drift into the computer lab at district office. Soon they learn they will be the first district cadre to…

In late August, I had the delightful opportunity to present to educators at Lake Superior State University during an inservice day planned by our friends at the Eastern Upper Peninsula (EUP) ISD in Michigan. After the session, a couple of new acquaintances suggested I enjoy the beautiful…

It’s that time of year again, when kids across the nation head back to school, full of hope and anticipation. Shiny hallways, uncluttered classrooms, anxious smiles - a perfect time for International Dot Day – a reminder that each and every day we have an opportunity to expand students’ horizons and encourage them to make their own unique mark on the world.

Reading The Dot always takes me back to my undergrad years as an elementary education major. With fear and…

As the school year comes to a close for districts across the nation, I’d like to pause for a moment to honor a group of dedicated educators I encountered in early May at Manatee County School District in Florida. In many ways, they exemplify the many educators…

The following is a reprint of an article I wrote for Learning Forward Ohio's April Newsletter.  I thought perhaps some of our KNI readers might enjoy it....

In our current, pressure-filled climate caused by reduced resources and higher accountability for results, we are wise to consider the sage…

Imagine you are waiting on your first shipment of brand new microcomputers! The year is 1983 and yes, those microcomputers are Bell and Howell Apple II’s with marvelous green monochrome monitors, or was it gold? I carefully unpack and set up our first Title I funded computer lab and unwrap our 5¼” floppy disks from MECC. With no NCLB requirements nipping at our heels, we step boldly into the future with our students… confident that we are preparing them for the world they will…