New job in Northborough

Yea, I have accepted a new position as technology specialist at the Peaslee School (K-5). It should be a lot of fun being back in an intense learning environment. I can't wait to get started. I'll be looking after the IT lab and the schools technical infrastructure while helping teachers and students to leverage technology towards improved learning skills. Long list of secondary activities. Usually this position includes web sites, photography and AV stuff, which are fun also. Looks like they have not used LOGO to introduce math and programming concepts so I'll be trying to develop some reusable curriculum assets for them as well.

love to learn, learn to love.....its a good day.

Braggin on our daughter Allyson

Hey our daughter Allyson, an educator in New Hampshire, was selected to be one of those representing the state to this summers educational summit in Washington DC. She is a peach and will advocate for the 'right stuff'. Proud daddy.

Mass "Race to the Top" proposal

The Massachusetts proposal (PDF) for a portion of the 4.35 billion funding
was listed on the US DOE page here

The PDF at the Federal site is unreadable, probably someones secretary scanned it badly...
the original back at the statehouse is much better

Seymour Papert

Just finished Seymour's book "The Children's Machine" and posted my notes on my Edu 21st page, see link over there --> . Lots of really good stuff that we should have evolved towards a lot faster.He wrote it in 1993, and here we are 17 years later with the fallout of "Leaving More Children Behind than Ever" , having followed on the heals of the earlier "America 2000".

Hopefully the new administration will sponsor more variation and less hot air than the last.
In the course of writing my notes I came across this wonderful talk given by Seymour in 1999 for the Diversity Task Force convened by Vice President Al Gore. Check it out...I love this guy.


Turns out he is working still in Maine with at risk youth ( similar to the institution I was working for earlier RFK Children's Action Corps ) (and whose school unfortunately now is without teachers for technology, music, art, media due to state budget cutbacks)