Teacher2Teacher Podcast with Fredi Lajvardi
Feb 13, 2015 Comments Off on Teacher2Teacher Podcast with Fredi Lajvardi R.H. CollinsI recently had the great pleasure of attending the Texas Computer Education Association convention in Austin, Texas. I met so many inspirational teachers who are using technology in their classrooms …
Continue ReadingCalvert K. Collins Family Foundation History
Jun 17, 2014 Comments Off on Calvert K. Collins Family Foundation History R.H. CollinsI recently came across this page on the Calvert K. Collins Web site again and wanted to share it. The foundation has been an important force of philanthropy for decades …
Continue ReadingEdTech Works Podcast: The New Librarian
Apr 16, 2014 Comments Off on EdTech Works Podcast: The New Librarian R.H. CollinsI interviewed Deborah Menefee, the director of technology for Willis ISD in Willis, Texas. She coordinates the district’s information learning specialists and helped redefine the role of librarians in schools …
Continue ReadingEdTech Works: Digital Storytelling
Apr 4, 2014 Comments Off on EdTech Works: Digital Storytelling R.H. CollinsI recently interviewed Warren Dale and Lynell Burmark for my podcast. Warren Dale is a former technology facilitator in the Los Angeles Unified School District. Lynell Burmark is the winner …
Continue ReadingEdTech Works: Flipped Classrooms
Apr 2, 2014 Comments Off on EdTech Works: Flipped Classrooms R.H. CollinsI had the honor to interview an innovative educator, Todd Nesloney, from Waller, Texas. We spoke about how he flipped his classroom, what it means to be a connected educator, …
Continue ReadingEdTech Works: Student Blogging
Mar 22, 2014 Comments Off on EdTech Works: Student Blogging R.H. CollinsPaul Wagner, campus instructional technology specialist from Rosenberg, Texas, spoke with me about student blogging. Paul previously worked in the classroom for 7 years, teaching 3rd and 4th grade. He …
Continue ReadingEdTech Works: Flattening Classrooms
Mar 2, 2014 Comments Off on EdTech Works: Flattening Classrooms R.H. CollinsRecently I had the occasion to speak with Vicki Davis, a teacher and IT director in Camilla, Georgia. I interviewed Vicki about her passion for the “flattened” classroom and global …
Continue ReadingEdTech Works – Interview: Istation’s connection with the Philippines
Feb 19, 2014 Comments Off on EdTech Works – Interview: Istation’s connection with the Philippines R.H. CollinsI had the opportunity to sit down with two Istation employees from the Philippines to talk about their connections to the Typhoon Yolanda disaster. Cecil Lopez from the math curriculum …
Continue ReadingEdTech Works: #Educoach
Feb 7, 2014 Comments Off on EdTech Works: #Educoach R.H. CollinsI recently interviewed Jessica Johnson, a great elementary principal in Juneau, Wisconsin. Jessica is the co-moderator of the #EduCoach Twitter chat, and she filled me in on hashtags, twitter chats, …
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