iPads - We are still trying to figure out how to use these in our current systems. When viewing something like this and seeing so many possibilities, does it tell us we need to change the system?

Technology can engage learners - we know that. Educators can use technology to change instructional delivery - we know that. Now we need to determine how we leverage and use what is available to transform.

I like the thought path this video puts me on. What do you think?

Innovation = Steve Jobs

Apply his spirit and passion to the work we do and we will be successful.

We will continue to learn and practice his ability to vision and most of all understand that acting upon those dreams brings change and good things to all.

Stay the course - keep the spirit.

Great stories and lessons to consider as we reflect on Steve Jobs’ impact on our lives as educators.

• - stay hungry, stay foolish
• - Love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. Don’t settle.
• - sometimes life hits you with a brick – find what you love and don’t lose faith
• -you can only connect the dots looking backwards – have faith in your dreams
• - Fear of failure falls away in the face of death. Remembering that we are all going to die is the best way to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.

Even when I have had no choice but to be in a PC environment, I have always looked through the lens of Steve Jobs Apple - inspiration, innovation, respect and care for the best for everyone. Thank you for your time with us and your sharing. We are all better for you being a part of our world. Rest in peace.

Old Recipe with New Ingredients - Not good enough

We need to rewrite the education system  recipe instead of using new ingredients as substitutes in the one we have.

Flipping the classroom is becoming a much discussed topic and provides energy for educators to create new ways of learning in their classrooms. To be truly transformational it needs to be part of a systems change.

Flipping the classroom indeed helps creative educators reach students in new ways. I personally find it energizing and engaging and love seeing how good educators put it into practice. (Bozeman Biology). It is a great instructional strategy - but it doesn't transform a system.

As we discover, create, implement new instructional strategies with the current tools available we still need leadership, planning, and connecting of dots to indeed transform public education or we are going to be doing what we have always done - had some outstanding educators who are pioneers and risk takers that become the special teachers within the same system and only some kids experiencing instead of all kids.

It is imperative that we leverage the energy and the strategies utilized by talented educators in transforming a system. New instructional strategies are great and have always been a part of public education - but our kids and our communities deserve and need a lasting transformation.

Educators flipping their classrooms are still confined by old measures of achievement. Students are still graded by time and place and not proficiency. Learners who have a different learning style are not able to approach in a different way - they are still subjected to one size even if it is considered new and innovative.

Learner profiles. Personalized Learning Paths. Proficiency.Learning for all learners. Learning right the first time and every time.

There are many instructional designs currently being used that are engaging and effective, but they are often only utilized by the few instead of the many due to the constraints and efforts needed to deliver them in a system that has not changed. We have many quality ingredients available to use. It is time to create and bring about the winning recipe so that all educators are enabled and supported in making learning right every time and personalized for every learner.