Blogs: Pat Harder

Starting School: Doing New Things in New Ways

By Pat Harder
9/18/06

Even if I didn't know the date, I would know that the beginning of a new school year is looming, because I have started to have my teaching dreams.

Ingenuity and iPods: Exploring Their Many Uses in the Classroom

By Pat Harder
8/23/06

Two years ago, my middle school bought six iPods. I was a little baffled with the purchase, because we had so many other technology needs the money could have been spent on. Weren't we just indulging a small population in our school that wanted to be able to listen to music?

Testing Online?: It's Easier Than It May Seem

By Pat Harder
7/3/06

This spring, many schools in Virginia were given the option of having their students take some state achievement tests online.

The Best of Times: And They May Only Be Getting Better

By Pat Harder
4/11/06

The other day, I was trying to explain to my husband how this is both the worst of times and the best of times to be a teacher. Never before has society expected so much from public education.

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Using Technology to Encourage Writing

By Pat Harder
3/13/06

The first time I saw an Elmo (a digital visual presenter) in action, my mind was flooded with ideas about how I could use it in my classroom to encourage my students to write.

Blogs: Pat Harder

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Transformational leadership coach in Oakland, CA

Edutopia consulting online editor and teaches online education at Stanford

Writer about sustainability and project learning

STEM educator

Foundation senior fellow and executive director emeritus

Ed consultant and Edutopia New Teacher Group facilitator

Director of the Social-Emotional Learning Lab at Rutgers

Associate Professor of English Education at East Carolina University

Elementary school computer teacher

An education consultant, master teacher, and trainer

Founder of Envision Schools and four urban charter high schools

High school technology integration specialist

Ed consultant and online educator

Deputy director of the Learning First Alliance

Third-grade teacher, writer, and musician

English teacher and tech curriculum specialist

Edutopia community manager

Ed tech journalist

Neurologist, former teacher, author, and lecturer

Teacher at a middle school in San Gabriel, CA

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