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Tweets

I like twitter, but not completely sold yet. I think it needs to be connected to a more diverse form of social networking.

Our superintendent, Dr. Jack Barshinger, has given me the most to think about. He mostly tweets quotes and they usually are generated from the business sector, but I enjoy them and think they can be applied to education.

I did an informal poll at work. Barely any teachers use twitter at BHS. Weird. What's even weirder is how many have NEVER used it or even gone on the site. Even more weird.

Ken Robinson's twitter questions where he discussed assessment in creativity were great. He posted them two weeks ago, but I've found myself watching them over and over. There's lots to think about. All of the policy talk is interesting as well. Teacherbeat always has interesting stuff, as does Rotherham.

Rock n' Roll Begins Today

Today, we begin the 2nd installment of Rock and Roll Methods at Batavia High School. You can view the first day lesson plan here. Today we begin a two week discussion about decision making in art, taste, and an introduction to aesthetics. We'll be using mostly music created in the last 30 years with visits from authors Oliver Sacks, Jonah Lehrer, and Daniel Levitin. Three GREAT authors on some interesting intersections of psychology and music cognition.