by Gerald Aungst | Mar 4, 2010 | Content and Methods, Design, Technology
Image by the-tml via Flickr Though it has taken me much longer than I planned to get back to this topic, I want to share with you today what I believe is an outstanding and probably very obscure tool that would be excellent for gifted students....
by Gerald Aungst | Feb 27, 2010 | Design, Leadership
I’ve been reading Garr Reynolds’s book Presentation Zen (and am a fan of his blog, too). I picked it up because I wanted to improve my presentation and design skills, but in the process I’m seeing some parallels with curriculum design. We’re all...
by Gerald Aungst | Feb 6, 2010 | Design
Perceptive readers of this blog (er, maybe using the plural there is presumptuous) will notice that the tagline has changed. Though I will still have a bent towards technology and gifted education here, because both of those are passions of mine,...
by Gerald Aungst | Sep 4, 2009 | Design
Image by Avolore via Flickr I’ve decided that I’m going to begin this school year with my students by letting them dream. I have several reasons for doing it, not the least of which is that it gives me a chance to get to know a little more about...
by Gerald Aungst | Aug 22, 2009 | Design
Image via Wikipedia As I was rereading Wiggins and McTighe’s Understanding by Design recently, it occurred to me that there is a disconnect between authentic learning and the way we are required to teach today. Teaching is increasingly focused into...
by Gerald Aungst | Aug 25, 2008 | Content and Methods, Design
I love jazz. There is such an energy and freedom to the music, and it has this capacity for plugging directly into my emotions. The same piece can move me on so many levels. I can experience it raw, or I can process and analyze the intricacies of the music’s...
