by vfitzjarrald | Jun 25, 2012 | Education, ISTE, Professional Development, Technology
As I continued through the cloud of Technology, Pedagogy, and Content (TPACK) at ISTE 2012 I was continually drawn to the work of Michael Fullan. By entering the Stratosphere, we can embrace all of the TPACK needs, in a way that is easy to understand and implement....
by vfitzjarrald | May 3, 2012 | Education
One of the things I tell pre-service teachers is that the students in your class must consider math as a second (or in my case third) language. Cognitively we develop our talents in math the same way we develop those for language acquisition. This concept is easy to...
by vfitzjarrald | Apr 3, 2012 | Education, Technology, The "Pad" Principal
It really amazes me sometimes how incompetent some people seem! I was reflecting earlier today on this very issue. At school, we had a District representative arrive who wanted to know about the SmarLabs, and how they have changed over the past year. To be honest, it...
by vfitzjarrald | Mar 30, 2012 | Education, Work
It is Spring Break! Unfortunately, as a Technology Administrator for a High-School, my job does not stop. One of the interesting things about my job though is that I get to see recent studies and headlines “in the flesh.” Here is an example: Over the past...
