by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist I am not one who remembers the dreams of night. Awake, they dissolve into shreds of haze that fade in the morning twilight. Once in a great while one will stick with me, either for its resemblance to a scene from the Texas Chainsaw
by Greg Cunningham, JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist In 2010, Massachusetts passed an anti-bullying law that covered student actions and also mandated schools to have a plan in place to address such actions. The law includes cyber bullying, even if it takes place outside the school day. It has been an
by Greg Cunningham, JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist Online Education can be daunting even for digital natives Everyone over 30—or is it now 20? — assumes that young people are completely tech savvy. They walk the streets and hallways with their faces plastered to their phones, texting, posting, broadcasting live video
by Greg Cunningham, JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist The world of education has a natural tendency to focus on the academic. A student needs to learn to write, solve equations, analyze a piece of literature, and then demonstrate all that and more in comprehensive testing. What is often lost amid the
by Greg Cunningham, JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist No one likes to be tested. People have a deep-seated aversion to being challenged about what they know–and what they don’t know. Perhaps the aversion is rooted in first- grade spelling tests, or timed multiplication quizzes in later grades. Maybe it goes
Testing for college readiness is here to stay, so let’s keep it in context. by Greg Cunningham, JFYNetWorks Blended Learning Specialist Video violence floods our feeds. Angry people raging, flight attendants mauling passengers, sports fans bellowing and berating, demonstrators denigrating and damning. Even the once-staid networks lead with the day’s
Blending different abilities and learning styles creates dynamic environment. by Greg Cunningham, Blended Learning Specialist When I first saw the job title “Blended Learning Specialist” I pictured a culinary instructor in an apron demonstrating how to make smoothies in a food processor. “Two scoops of ice, one cup of blueberries,
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