We have been in school 11 days so far and after reading an article in T.H.E Journal titled “Lessons from an iPad Rollout” I realized it was time to reflect and share some of what has happened her at BHS thus far. Some Brief Background At Burlington High, we made a decision to move to …

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As I watched my five-year old (Mary Clare) board the bus for her first day of Kindergarten this morning, I couldn’t help wondering about the education she will receive over the next 13 years in her public education. Will Mary Clare  be educated in a similar fashion to her grandfather and father or will she …

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Burlington Educational Summer Theatre (BEST), a program of the Burlington Public Schools, returns to the stage of the Fogelberg Performing Arts Center for its third summer season with performances of Roald Dahl’s “Willy Wonka Jr.“ on July 23 at 2:00 and 7:00 pm. Based on Roald Dahl’s timeless story of the world famous candy man …

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We held our first of our summer-long Tuesday Edcamp sessions yesterday morning at BHS.  One of the most popular sessions at many Edcamps is something called a web 2.0 smackdown where participants are each given a couple of minutes to show/share a resource that they find useful. One of the most popular sessions at many …

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One of my biggest frustrations is with people who equate embracing technology with a move towards being connected to a device 24-7.  They interpret the push towards access to more tools in schools to mean that we are advocating for students to have a internet-connected device turned on during every minute of every class.  This …

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