If you ask educators how they are doing right now, most won’t say they are overwhelmed by teaching itself. They’ll say they’re overwhelmed by everything surrounding it. The emails.The learning platforms.The grading systems.The messages at all hours.The pressure to respond quickly, stay visible, and always be available. Teaching has never been an easy profession, butContinue reading “Why Educators Are Exhausted in an Always-On World”
Author Archives: Dr. B.
Purpose, Path, Vision, AI
What do those 4 words have to do with each other? I have said it multiple times on the podcast, I say it all the time in class when I teach, it’s my mantra when I am delivering PD or coaching someone on how to integrate technology. You have to have a purpose. AI isContinue reading “Purpose, Path, Vision, AI”
It’s AI Month!!
How excited are you for AI month with Perfect Chaos? In all honesty, I couldn’t think of a better topic to relaunch with than AI. when I think of something that has created chaos in education lately, AI definitely comes to mind. The arguments about whether or not to use it in the classroom, theContinue reading “It’s AI Month!!”
Relaunching the Perfect Chaos
It’s official, your favorite creators of chaos are coming back in July. We are going to relaunch Perfect Chaos with all new exciting content and a plan for the rest of the year. Lately life ahs just gotten a little hectic, so Ronda is back in the planning mode that she loves and has workedContinue reading “Relaunching the Perfect Chaos”
Wrapping up Spring 2024
Whew. What a semester. I’m not sure how it has been for you, but Spring 2024 around here has been a semester for the books. Lots of crazy busy stuff happened, I had surgery on the first day of class, David got appointed to our state EMS board and a national board, I finished andContinue reading “Wrapping up Spring 2024”
Perfect Chaos on the Road – ISTELive Days 3 & 4
Well, you know what they say about good intentions. Tuesday was day 3 of ISTELive, and I had it planned out to be a lower key kind of day. This is when I had most of my volunteer hours planned, so I knew it was going to be a different experience than the previous 2Continue reading “Perfect Chaos on the Road – ISTELive Days 3 & 4”
Perfect Chaos on the road – ISTELive Day 2
Sorry that this didn’t post last night, to be totally honest I fell asleep typing and watching the Men’s College World Series. Here’s my recap from Day 2. My day 2 was a totally different kind of day than day 1. EdTech Bites Podcast I started out the day with Gabriel Carillo from the EdTechContinue reading “Perfect Chaos on the road – ISTELive Day 2”
Perfect Chaos on the Road ISTELive 23 Day 1
Time for a new blog post and this time I am on the road and blogging from ISTELive 23 in Philadelphia. I’m going to blog my way through each session I go to/each activity that I do. That means these posts will get updated throughout the day and I’ll post at night. First session –Continue reading “Perfect Chaos on the Road ISTELive 23 Day 1”
News and Themes
So…. you may have seen that we are back at the podcast. This time we are trying something new. Video. That’s right, now you can watch me roll my eyes at David right there on YouTube. I am also working on getting us several episodes ahead and getting the TikTok rolling with some new content.Continue reading “News and Themes”
Quotes, Habits, and Apps
Do you like a good quote? I love them, and think we can learn a ton from them. Quotes made by the people around us, quotes made by our family and friends, quotes made in history, quotes that helped to shape the world, etc. A few years ago, I had a friend that had booksContinue reading “Quotes, Habits, and Apps”