Posts by: Jamie Raskin

Remixing the Remix

By On December 4, 2011 · 7 Comments · In COETAIL, Technology in the Classroom

In 2003 I moved to Taiwan and went out looking for somewhere to dance. The problem was, everyplace I walked into was blowing out the most horrific Asian techno (which really was a genre at that point), and I would be perpetually frustrated by my attempts. So, I became a DJ… One clear way to […]

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Danger! New! For Kids!

By On November 20, 2011 · 5 Comments · In COETAIL, Experiential Education, Outdoor Education

I want to go to The Tinkering School. Or at least go home, crack open a few small appliances, and poke around at their insides.

It’s a sunny Sunday afternoon and I’m sitting in a cafe. Yesterday I made my way home in the rain from our final Continue Reading →

Acting locally: Service learning can happen just beyond the wall.

By On November 10, 2011 · 2 Comments · In Experiential Education, Outdoor Education, Service Learning, Travel

Today, during the Service Learning pre-conference that I’ve been attending at Jakarta International School, we went on a half hour walk around the outer walls of the school compound. It’s worth noting that the sprawling campus of JIS is accessed through a multi-gated, prison-like entry way. Cars are […]

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Does Not Compute! Or, why absolutism misses the point.

By On October 26, 2011 · 12 Comments · In COETAIL, Experiential Education, Technology in the Classroom

I just read an article from the New York Times that had been tweeted about a fair bit. The headline pulled me in… A Silicon Valley School That Doesn’t Compute, by Matt Richtel.

The article focuses on a

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Balanced Technology

By On October 2, 2011 · 2 Comments · In COETAIL, Literacy, Technology in the Classroom

I spent this weekend in Nagoya, at Nagoya International School, attending a workshop led by Kathy Short exploring learning through inquiry. Towards the end of the second day she introduced a model of balanced literacy that explored the ways in which personal inquiry, collaborative […]

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