The Anti-Bullying Elixir: Home-School Partnerships
In The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind, teenager William Kamkwamba’s wonderful narrative of his journey and discovery to create “currents of electricity and hope” in Malawi, we are given a portrait of...
View ArticleNew Study on Bullying – Ethics of Amercan Youth
There is sobering news from a just released study of bullying in schools from the Josephson Institute of Ethics. Half of students in the survey shared that they had bullied or been bullied, but even...
View ArticleHow Parents and Schools Can Help Kids Climb Out of the Bully Pit
The muddy terrain of bullying has gripped the ankles of adults, who are at a loss as to how to help kids climb out of the bully pit. Unlike playground bullying, online bullying is often hidden from...
View ArticleCommon Sense Media Guest Article: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying...
Read my guest article for Common Sense Media: Preventing and Responding to Cyberbullying in Schools.
View ArticleThe Future of Education – Interview with Steve Hargadon
Check out my interview with Steve Hargadon on the Future of Education. View the Elluminate Live! recording
View ArticleMom and Dad vs. The Cyberbully – Letter in NY Times
Check out my letter in the New York Times, published last Sunday, December 12th. It’s in response to As Bullies Go Digital, Parents Play Catch-Up.
View ArticleTeaching The UCLA YouTube Controversy – Think Before You Post
Think before you post. No doubt former UCLA student Alexandra Wallace has learned this valuable lesson. Her ill-timed, insensitive rant on You Tube, in which she slammed Asian-American students for...
View ArticleThe Digital Gaffe
The Digital Gaffe There is no shortage of resources to tap into to address and teach digital citizenship to students these days. Not a day passes when a headline does not jump off the front pages of...
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