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Educational Change in Finland; What Can We Learn?

Steve J. Moore — Thu, 11 Oct 2012 19:02:46 +0000

I recently finished this audio book on my commute to and from school. I really enjoyed hearing it spoken; my only problem was that I couldn't stop to write notes and questions constantly that came up while I was listening. I will most certainly be returning to this book in its paper form so I can search out the many tables, figures, and points made about this fascinating topic. I highly recommend this book if: you are concerned with the status quo in public and private American education; are feeling "stuck" in your current practice in school' or, if you are just interested in how one system was transformed through a focus on research-based teacher prep, teacher autonomy, and a shared vision of the purpose of school.

Defining Literacy Today

Steve J. Moore — Mon, 06 Apr 2009 14:29:58 +0000

While reading through my education-related feeds, I came to an interesting post on “The English Blog” written by Jeffery Hill. He teaches overseas and blogs about learning, writing, and speaking English. I do not deal as often with learners of English as a second language, but his post brought up an interesting point. His quote [...]

Design Speaks Directly to the Soul

Steve J. Moore — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 17:36:53 +0000

by Matthew Stublefield This post is part of an ongoing series of collaborative conversations. See that initial post for a table of contents of all articles in the series. As Ryan observed, design is more than making something look pretty. It is the first line of assault against your senses, charging in to make room [...]

Designing a Path to Identity

Steve J. Moore — Fri, 20 Mar 2009 16:22:26 +0000

Steve J. Moore “This is part of a conversational series shared between multiple writers. As each new article is written, they will be displayed on the sites of all participating authors.” Today, you hear a lot about the importance of branding, in the online world. Whether you’re selling T-shirts for your band, writing Op-Eds for [...]

I Watched the Watchmen.

Steve J. Moore — Mon, 16 Mar 2009 15:55:30 +0000

Steve J. Moore Starting where Alan Moore left off in his epilogue, I began writing what became this post directly after coming home from the theater. I am glad that I saw the film on a beautiful Sunday afternoon because my leaving the theater provided a very natural sense of closure to the story, which [...]

The Purpose, Power, and Presence of Design

Steve J. Moore — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 17:41:15 +0000

Ryan Burrell “This is part of a conversational series shared between multiple writers. As each new article is written, they will be displayed on the sites of all participating authors.” To say that “design” is all around us would be a supreme understatement. It impacts the very nature of our perceptions, and does so most [...]

Collaborative Conversations

Steve J. Moore — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 16:03:22 +0000

Ryan Burrell The idea that anything written and presented on the Web is of a static nature and lacking malleability is a false one. Likewise, the idea that articles or topics presented in format for consumption over the Internet are closed to observer modification and addition is also false. The Web allows for an extremely [...]

All I Ever Wanted

Steve J. Moore — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:32:02 +0000

Kelly Clarkson has some pipes. Let me start by saying that. Her new album is out March 10, 2009 Her voice absolutely blows my mind every time she jumps into the upper register; it just gives me goosebumps. I can’t say that I watched American Idol Season 1, but the past few seasons I have [...]

The Constant Conference: Building a PLN with Twitter, Blogs, and Plurk

Steve J. Moore — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 15:10:39 +0000

I don’t want to mix amongst my personal and education blogs too much, but I’m really overdue for a post on here and I’ve been thinking about this topic for a while. Rather than re-rewriting my ideas about this subject, I think it’s okay (considering my only slightly overlapping audiences) to re-post. “Repost”, by the [...]

The Ghost in the Machine: Dialogue on the Influence of the Internet, Part 4

Steve J. Moore — Tue, 10 Feb 2009 14:48:24 +0000

Posted by kylebaxter on February 9, 2009 I know you’ve waited on the edge of your seat, biting your nails, kicking yourself in the lower back, and slamming your head on a copy of the Encyclopedia Britannica (Volume Ca-De) in anticipation of this post! It’s finally here! Many thanks to Steve J. Moore for getting [...]