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Mitch Weisburgh
Interests: instructional design, learning theory, systems and technology, profits
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What have we learned during Covid?
Posted 3 days ago at PILOTed
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The teachers' perspective on the pandemic
Posted Feb 14, 2021 at PILOTed
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Some Interesting Trends and Occurrences
Posted Jan 26, 2021 at PILOTed
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Are you ready for a successful year?
Posted Jan 9, 2021 at PILOTed
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My hopes for the Department of #Education for 2021
Posted Dec 30, 2020 at PILOTed
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Why Teach Empathy?
Posted Oct 16, 2020 at PILOTed
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A Quick Question About the Future of #Education
Posted Oct 1, 2020 at PILOTed
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Should We Let Pedagogy Die?
Posted Sep 22, 2020 at PILOTed
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A Different Perspective on College
As a society, we’ve developed a collective vision about college: College is the gateway to a good life and a good career; every person should have the opportunity to go to college; it’s not just about preparing people for jobs,... Continue reading
Posted Sep 11, 2020 at PILOTed
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Data based Covid decision making.
We are all concerned about both the effects of distancing during the Covid threat and the effects of keeping society, the economy, and schools closed. We’re in new territory. No one knows the answers, and we are all justifiably concerned... Continue reading
Posted Sep 8, 2020 at PILOTed
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Instructional Strategies for Today
In their essay Instructional Strategies for the Future, Brenda Bannan, Nada Dabbagh, J. J. Walcutt describe the limits of traditional instructional methods, and then present instructional requirements, instructional techniques, and strategies for meaningful learning that we should be using today... Continue reading
Posted Aug 23, 2020 at PILOTed
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The story says more about you than about reality
Former FBI Agent Kevin Clinesmith pleaded guilty on Friday to making a false statement, essentially admitting that he altered an email used to request permission to wiretap Carter Page to say that Page was “not a source” for the CIA.... Continue reading
Posted Aug 16, 2020 at PILOTed
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Insights from the Past/ A Path Forward
You may think that with all you’ve learned about racism over the last few months, you’ve got it, you understand it. You already know how Blacks were dragged over from Africa, how they were made slaves in what became the... Continue reading
Posted Aug 9, 2020 at PILOTed
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Practical tips on reopening schools
These are points made by Ashish Jha, Professor of Global Health at Harvard in a webinar moderated by Bridget Long, Dean of Faculty at Harvard GSE. These are complex decisions. It’s not a simplistic question and answer. We have to... Continue reading
Posted Aug 2, 2020 at PILOTed
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Are You Angry?
There are certainly a lot of things to be angry about right now. Covid-19. The response to Covid-19. People not wearing masks, or people wearing masks. Racism and bigotry. Policy brutality. Lawlessness. China. Russia. Trump. Biden. Republicans. Democrats. Media and... Continue reading
Posted Jul 22, 2020 at PILOTed
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Flexible Pedagogy Post Covid-19, a White Paper
Going into the Covid-19 shutdown, US schools probably couldn’t have been more unprepared to deliver online, remote, or blended instruction. Look at what we did. Teachers taught through “classroom management” and assessed through tests that are easy to grade but... Continue reading
Posted Jul 10, 2020 at PILOTed
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Women, #Equity, and #Covid
Maybe it’s time to also talk about gender discrimination. In the age of Covid, where the home spheres and work spheres have become comingled, how are households coping? Who is taking care of the children when they are not able... Continue reading
Posted Jun 11, 2020 at PILOTed
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Meanwhile in Finland ...
Posted Jun 8, 2020 at PILOTed
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What does Virginia Beach expect from Teachers and Students
This year's CoSN Annual Conference was online last week. Aaron Spence, Superintendent of Virginia Beach and the CoSN and AASA Empowered Superintendent of the Year gave an incredible presentation. His conclusions after so many years in the field are that... Continue reading
Posted May 29, 2020 at PILOTed
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Remote Learning via Webconference reinforces both privilege and deprivation
How do we give every student dignity when we conduct live online classes with them? Each time we videoconference with a student we are inviting ourselves into their homes. What are our reactions and how do we think students and... Continue reading
Posted May 5, 2020 at PILOTed
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How will the Coronavirus shutdown affect education next school year and beyond?
These are ideas curated from a survey and interviews with educators and administrators about what are the likely ramifications of the Coronavirus shutdown on education starting in the 2020-21 school year. First let’s go through some of the obstacles schools... Continue reading
Posted Apr 26, 2020 at PILOTed
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What’s School Going to be Like After Covid?
It’s April, 2020. How are you feeling about education right now? Stressed? How are you preparing for next school year? It might be hard to plan for next August and September when you are trying to take care of your... Continue reading
Posted Apr 10, 2020 at PILOTed
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Setting the expectation for online education
Posted Mar 24, 2020 at PILOTed
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A Behavioral Guide to Changing People's Minds
If every time you disagree with someone or offer someone criticism, they take it and change, you don’t need to read the rest of this blog post. Thomas S. Critchfield offers ten rules for changing others’ behavior and getting better... Continue reading
Posted Feb 21, 2020 at PILOTed
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Is the News Media Making Us Angry?
The media has always filtered and distorted information. Newspapers, magazines, television, radio, cable news, news sites, social media, have never been impartial observers and reporters of all that’s happening locally and in the world. But something seems to have shifted... Continue reading
Posted Feb 11, 2020 at PILOTed
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