Jul 7, 2021How to Teach Hybrid with Zoom and Almost No Money (Short Version!)I couldn’t find a reasonable starting point online. Here are a few “homegrown solutions” to consider. This draft is version 7.0 in an ever-evolving article. Huge thank-yous to all the subject matter experts, technologists, and educators who helped to inform this piece: Marko Manriquez of MFA Products of Design, Becky Stern of same and Instructables, Eli Forsythe and Jesse Kohn of Saint Ann’s School, Elia Chesnoff…Hybrid Learning12 min readHybrid Learning12 min read
Apr 11, 2021How to Teach Hybrid in the Fall with Zoom and Almost No Money (LONG VERSION)I couldn’t find a reasonable starting point online. Here are a few “homegrown solutions” to consider. This draft is version 6.0 in an ever-evolving article. If you want a shorter version of this article, CLICK HERE. Huge thank-yous to all the subject matter experts, technologists, and educators who helped to inform this piece: Marko Manriquez of MFA Products of Design, Becky Stern of same and Instructables…27 min read27 min read
Dec 26, 2020My 41 Favorites of 2020This used to be a top-10 list of long-form reads, then a mixture of short-and-medium, then all three, then other media crept in, and then well, here we are. This year is a big grab bag of 41 items, divided into groups, with the customary bonus track. For some of…20207 min read20207 min read
Nov 25, 2020Roomba and Alexa get into it.This could totally have gone bad. I chose another way for the holiday. Maybe you’ve seen this ad. I saw it just last night, and honestly, it was hard not to imagine the conversation that might ensue after the cameras stopped rolling. …2 min read2 min read
Mar 23, 2020Member-onlyDon’t Cancel It: How to Hold a “Virtual Graduation Ceremony”Students are nervous, parents are nervous, schools are nervous. Here’s a possible solution. Let’s do this quick. It’s no secret that everyone is getting very anxious about “canceling this year’s graduation ceremony.” …Graduation11 min readGraduation11 min read
Dec 16, 2019My Favorites of 2019For a handful of years, I’ve published a list of my favorite short/medium/and long reads of the year, but gradually other media have snuck in. So for the second year in a row, I’m including links, books, podcasts, videos, and some extras. …Apple3 min readApple3 min read
Dec 19, 2018My Favorites of 2018For the last, few, years, I’ve published a short list of my favorite short/medium/and long reads of the year, but other media has snuck in. So this year I’m renaming it “favorites” and am including links, books, podcasts, videos, etc. …Instagram2 min readInstagram2 min read
Dec 29, 2017Top Reads of 2017For the last couple of years I’ve published a short list of my favorite short/medium/long reads of the year, so here I’m at it a third time. …Ta Nehisi Coates2 min readTa Nehisi Coates2 min read
Dec 22, 2016Top Short and Medium Reads of 2016Last year I published a short list of my favorite long reads of 2015, and people seemed to find it useful for the holidays. So I’m back with another list for 2016—this time on the shorter-read side (and I suppose good for mobile reading, natch). …Technology2 min readTechnology2 min read
Dec 30, 2015Top Long Reads of 2015For those looking for some big reading around big topics, these are some of the articles I’ve found most fascinating from 2015 (or that I read in 2015!). I’ve never done a list like this before—and by accident there are actually 10 items here—so I suppose that’s a new resolution…20152 min read20152 min read
