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Faithful readers of this column know that I occasionally will ask authors of books I find interesting to answer a few questions. I am always grateful for these very busy people that take the time …
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November, 2018
October, 2018
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27 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: ‘Future Wise’ Author Dr. David Perkins
Everyone that reads this column knows that – on occasion – I like to interview authors of books that I think my readers should give consideration to. One such book is Future Wise: Educating Our …
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20 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Sparking Breakthrough Ideas
Warren Berger is author of “A More Beautiful Question: The Power of Inquiry to Spark Breakthrough Ideas.” As many of you know, I love to ask authors of books I am reading, about their thinking …
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13 October
Tim Holt’s 10 Questions: Rewiring Education
John Couch is a former (and FIRST) Apple VP of Education and has written, along with Jason Towne, an excellent primer for anyone that wants to understand how tech can be used properly to transform …
January, 2020
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24 January
Op-Ed: How Dual Credit Courses could save millions of dollars for School Districts
A big trend in high school public education is the “Dual Credit” course. This type of course provides students a parallel avenue to take college courses while at the same time getting high school credit. …
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16 January
Here’s your Texas 2020 March primary ballot
Texas will hold its 2020 primary elections March 3 — it’s one of 14 states to participate in Super Tuesday — and hundreds of candidates across the state have filed to run for public office. …
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13 January
Op-Ed: Does Teacher Ego prevent the adoption of Ed Tech?
My friend Kevin Honeycutt used to tell a story of a professor of American Literature who was droning on about a particular short story in his class and became increasingly frustrated with a student in …
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1 January
Op-Ed: Another Professor Disses Smartphones, Joins Historic Line of Haters that Turn Out to Be Wrong
I am a big fan of the podcast “Pessimist Archive (PA).” If you have never heard of it, the PA documents with humor the sadly regular, negative reaction that society, usually western society, has to …
December, 2019
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3 December
Op-Ed: Assigning the Parents Homework: Homework as a socio-economic indicator
A recent tweet went out where a parent mentioned that her daughter was only able to complete her homework after she had been able to use a home printer, a laptop, home internet service, a …
November, 2019
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26 November
Israel Honors UTEP’s Singhal for role in PD Research
The State of Israel’s Ministry of Health and its National Center for Infection Control presented a Special Recognition Award to a research team that included The University of Texas at El Paso’s Arvind Singhal, Ph.D., …
October, 2019
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22 October
Op-Ed: Teacher Evaluations as a movie Review
What if teacher evaluations were written as Movie Reviews? Here is my ode to Roger Ebert, Education Evaluator… Corina Tipton – High School Biology 2019 ★★★ ½ Ninth Grade – Release Date: 6-5-2019 I once had …
September, 2019
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27 September
Miners secure wins in both singles and doubles play on Day One Of SDSU Invite
SAN DIEGO – Thássane Abrahim, Erandi Martinez and Lina Sáchica all picked up wins in straight sets to lead the way for the UTEP tennis team on the opening day of action at the SDSU Fall Classic …
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10 September
Students to take over Science Fair Blast Off at TecH2O Learning Center
The TecH2O Learning Center is switching things up for El Paso Water’s Science Fair Blast Off on Saturday, September 14. This year, students from the Socorro and Ysleta school districts will take the spots behind …
August, 2019
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13 August
Op-Ed: If Your Child Is Not Using Technology In School They Are Being Cheated.
Over the years, I have had my fair share of conversations with teachers and administrators that don’t want to incorporate technology into their lessons. They typically have excuses for ignoring edtech ranging from not having …
July, 2019
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30 July
Op-Ed: Ten years of School shootings in the United States: 2008-2018
William Penn High School Dunbar Vocational Career Academy Cahokia High School Zebulon Middle School Central High School Westover High School Chimborazo Elementary School Leestown Middle School Aplington-Parkersburg High School Mattituck High School Wilson High School …
