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Mitch Weisburgh

Interests: instructional design, learning theory, systems and technology, profits

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Transforming West Africa

I just finished a week in Niger teaching African Development Universalis (ADU) students “Sensemaking, Problem Solving, and Achieving Success” This was one of the most rewarding weeks of my life. I got to spend 4 days with sixty 21-23 year... Continue reading

Posted Feb 24, 2019 at PILOTed

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Conclusions from How People Learn

The National Academies of Sciences Engineering and Medicine have released How People Learn II: Learners, Contexts, and Cultures. This is a 350 page report based on decades of research. Below are, word for word, four (out of a total of... Continue reading

Posted Dec 13, 2018 at PILOTed

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Most of us in the northern hemisphere have had enough slush this year, but Slush may be another story. Slush is a worldwide series of technology conferences where 20,000 technologists, executives, and entrepreneurs share their knowledge on how to make... Continue reading

Posted Dec 11, 2018 at PILOTed

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Education Business Forum 2018

This week was the Education Business Forum in NY, the conference where we learn about how to run and grow an education technology business. There were sessions on funding, investing, marketing, selling, hiring and managing, and transforming businesses. Here is... Continue reading

Posted Nov 29, 2018 at PILOTed

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Mark thank you. You are a wise person.

Commented Nov 7, 2018 on More Unsafe Thinking at PILOTed

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Lessons from SETDA’s Leadership Summit 2018

Just finished two days with state education technology directors at the SETDA Fall Leadership Summit in Arlington, VA. Probably the most important take-away from the meeting is what is happening at the FCC. First, schools and libraries receive about $2.5Billion... Continue reading

Posted Nov 7, 2018 at PILOTed

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More Unsafe Thinking

A few weeks ago, I published a post based on Jonah Sachs's book Unsafe Thinking: Can You Know Too Much? Here are some more tidbits on stress, motivation, and flow. Stress Stress, or fear, focuses us. When we experience stress,... Continue reading

Posted Nov 3, 2018 at PILOTed

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McKinsey on Design

We are increasingly calling for teaching design in schools. Why is design important? McKinsey Consulting recently reported that companies with good design processes (top quartile) outperformed their industry by about 2:1: higher revenue growth, larger return to stockholders, and better... Continue reading

Posted Oct 29, 2018 at PILOTed

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Technology has no effect on student achievement

When you introduce technology into the classroom, and hold learning content, instructional practice, assessment experiences, and professional development constant, you actually hold back learning; students learn less in one year than they learned without the technology. This has been reported... Continue reading

Posted Oct 23, 2018 at PILOTed

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Why did Donald Trump Stress the Importance of Building a Wall on the Mexican Border?

Why did Donald Trump Stress the Importance of Building a Wall on the Mexican Border? If you’re on the left, could it be because he is racist or is catering to racists? If you’re on the right, might it be... Continue reading

Posted Oct 16, 2018 at PILOTed

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What if what we know is wrong?

What if what we (think we) know is wrong? For example. We know that when people know how to evaluate news sources they are less likely to fall prey to fake news and false images. So we educate students how... Continue reading

Posted Oct 12, 2018 at PILOTed

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Leveraged Learning: How the Future of Education Might Play Out

How would you prepare if you knew you were going to embark on the most important project or task of your life; but you had no idea what it was, what skills or knowledge you need, the specific fields of... Continue reading

Posted Oct 8, 2018 at PILOTed

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The future of jobs, World Economic Forum

How can we avoid a future of technology advancement leading to rising inequality, mass unemployment, and talent shortages? How do we move toward technology advancement leading to an age of good work, good jobs, and improved quality of life for... Continue reading

Posted Sep 25, 2018 at PILOTed

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A Few Thoughts from Finnish Educators

I've (finally) finished Phenomenal Learning from Finland by Kirsti Lonka, and have to say it's on my list as a must-read book for anyone wanting to model their education practice around the best in the world. The last chapter features... Continue reading

Posted Sep 20, 2018 at PILOTed

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What makes high-performing schools systems different?

OECD just published Andreas Schleicher’s World Class: How to Build a 21st-Century School System which is free to read online or as downloadable PDF. There is a great chapter, Debunking some myths, which shows that the poor can do well... Continue reading

Posted Aug 3, 2018 at PILOTed

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Can you know too much?

I’m reading a fascinating book, Unsafe Thinking by Jonah Sachs. The book advocates for us all to learn how to be nimble and bold. One thing that may hold us back is our existing knowledge. While it’s common sense that... Continue reading

Posted Jul 31, 2018 at PILOTed

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Fun, Interesting Education Products

I often get asked, what are you working on that’s exciting. Here are four products that can impassion kids and teachers. TeacherGaming We all know how kids love video games; even when they fail they persist and master the skills... Continue reading

Posted May 14, 2018 at PILOTed

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OODA: The Winning Paradigm

How did one fighter pilot win 45 dogfights, when losing means death? How did the US Airforce design fighter jets that were more effective than the opponents’ even though they were slower and had a poorer turning radius? What was... Continue reading

Posted Apr 30, 2018 at PILOTed

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Changing nature of IT in schools and districts

It seems just a few years ago that the role of IT in districts was Purchase and maintain equipment Say no to teacher requests The CoSN conference last week made clear that IT or Tech is specifically responsible for Privacy... Continue reading

Posted Mar 19, 2018 at PILOTed

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#SxSWEdu 2018 Roundup

A 4th grade black girl is talking to a white teacher: “I love your hair.” “Why thank you.” “It’s so nice and soft, mine’s really frizzy.” “Oh, yes, sometimes mine is frizzy, too.” Perfect example of an enlightened teacher showing... Continue reading

Posted Mar 10, 2018 at PILOTed

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When is the right time?

Daniel Pink's new book, When: the Scientific Secrets of Perfect Timing, is all about determining the optimum time to act in order to reach goals and achieve results. Why is timing important? Well, in a series of studies, it was... Continue reading

Posted Mar 4, 2018 at PILOTed

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Teaching First, #EdTech Second, A review of Matthew Farber's new book

Did you ever want to learn how to modify your teaching to provide students with deep learning experiences, and were looking for guidance on how to do it through the use of EdTech tools such as video games? Then you’ll... Continue reading

Posted Feb 26, 2018 at PILOTed

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White Trash, The Color of Law, and Inadequate Equilibria

Here are some cross-pollinated ideas from White Trash The 400-Year Untold History of Class in America, by Nancy Isenberg The Color of Law, A Forgotten History of How Our Government Segregated America, by Richard Rothstein Inadequate Equilibria, Where and How... Continue reading

Posted Feb 5, 2018 at PILOTed

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FETC 2018 is in the books. For me, the conference started with the EduTechGuys interviewing me about game-based learning at FETC. This was the first year FETC had a separate pavilion dedicated to education games. It was so popular it’s... Continue reading

Posted Jan 30, 2018 at PILOTed

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The Game Based Learning Guide to FETC 2108

With some help from the kind people of FETC, here are the sessions on game-based learning at FETC this year. Please pass this on to whomever you know is interested in GBL. Also, don't forget to visit the Game-Based Learning... Continue reading

Posted Jan 10, 2018 at PILOTed

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