The Association of Teacher Educator (ATE) Conference was held from March 27-30th, 2024 in the Anaheim Marriott Hotel, across the street from the Anaheim Convention Center super close to Disneyland. This was a major nationwide conference targeted to a broad range of educators from K-12 teachers, administrators, and policymakers with presentations, workshops, symposiums. I had…Read More
Samson’s Scientists: A STEM Afterschool Program for Local 5th Graders
In academia, we generally have a common understanding about what is the primary goal of faculty development which is typically defined as the process of providing opportunities to improve specific skills from the areas of teaching to development of grant writing and research skills. But oftentimes the term “opportunities” is often narrowly defined as workshops,…Read More
Ode to HyFlex: Self-Confessions from an Education Tech Nerd
Dear HyFlex: I thought I knew everything there was to know about education technology until I entered the world of HyFlex. As someone who gets excited and eager to use the latest and greatest in ed tech, I found new and surprising things about HyFlex that truly provided some major “aha” moments. One personal problem…Read More
The Hidden Curriculum of Christ in Schooling
When you get your hands on the Teachers College Record, a prominent research journal about learning and education (#17 on the most accessed Education journal according to Google metrics), the last keywords that you expect to see are: Jesus and Christianity. That is until, I came across an article by Kevin Burke and Avner Segall (2015): Teaching…Read More
NAVIGATING THE (OVERWHELMING!) SOCIETY OF RESEARCH IN CHILD DEVELOPMENT CONFERENCE
This post is about my most recent experiences at a research conference focused on child development that not only showcases what I did and saw, but also intermixed are some (hopefully) helpful insights on what you can expect to experience at most research conferences. AUSTIN, TEXAS – WHAT A CITY Although I’ve participated in the Society…Read More