Nocking the Arrow

Wrigley Field - 1945 Last week, despite temperatures in the high 90s, Natalie and I decided to reduce our collection of clutter by hosting a garage sale. Saturday morning sales had slowed to a crawl, and we agreed to start packing up the remaining clothes, roller blades, and glassware for donation. That's when an old, rusty, Chevy Suburban pulled up and parked at the end of our driveway. A very large, old man with a pronounced limp walked slowly towards the garage. At one point, the man tripped and I was afraid that he was going to fall face-first into our front yard. The handle on his cane was shiny and smooth from years of use. My wife closed her iPad case and went inside to fill her water bottle and check on our dogs. Likewise, I closed my iPad case and greeted our lone customer of the hour. "Good morning. Is there anything in particular that you 're looking for today?", I asked. ( Most of the older gentlemen seem to be shopping for hand tools or yard gnomes...

Created by Bill Ferriter Last night, a classroom full of well-educated teachers were discussing their best hopes and worst fears for embarking on a 1:1 learning adventure with their students. As you would expect, many interesting comments and questions were shared among the group. The concern that I shared was that we as educators often get caught up expending a lot of energy, emotion, and time over things that ultimately contribute little or nothing to student learning. Why is meaningful learning important? How can technology best support meaningful learning experiences? What does meaningful learning look like? I had planned to write a few well-developed paragraphs on this topic, when  George Couros  appeared in my Reader for the second time today. What's this he's sharing? A graphic by Bill Ferriter ( @plugusin ) that illustrates what I had intended to explain. This image is so concisely appropriate for this discussion, I think that I will just let it speak for i...