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The Sweet Spot
One of the biggest challenges of leading the IncubatorEDU curriculum is helping your students zero in on an idea that is appropriate for the class. What follows is the framework I use with my students when vetting different business ideas during the ideation process....
Problems, Passions, and Tribes
There's nothing that will better prepare you to lead your students through the ideation phase of building a business than having led instruction in that area once before. Unfortunately, that's not possible for year-one incubator teachers, so I've attempted to gather...
The Not-Adobe Creative Suite
If you spend a lot of time producing content on the web, there's a strong chance the Adobe Creative Suite comprises many, if not most of, the tools in your toolkit. If you're on a budget though, or want to offer your students free software alternatives, check out my...
Why Educators Probably Shouldn’t Use Minecraft In Their Classrooms
Every week or so, I happen upon articles promoting Minecraft as an invaluable instructional tool for teaching everything from reading to history to math. I'm all for innovation in education, but I feel like I've seen this story play out before... and the results...
Exemplar (S01E05)
In this episode of The Progress Report, I share a full length interview that one my students conducted as part of a career research project in my Intro Business class. Facebook Youtube Instagram Twitter LinkedIn
How We Use Twitter With Students (S01E04)
In this episode of The Progress Report, Brian and I share how we use Twitter as an instructional tool. Facebook Youtube Instagram Twitter LinkedIn
Who Your Business Students Should Follow On Twitter
If you've wanted to use Twitter as an instructional device but haven't been quite sure how, keep reading. Who to Follow The individuals below comprise a "working" list of business men and women that students of business should consider worthy of following on Twitter....
Discussion Techniques (S01E03)
In this episode of The Progress Report, Brian and Mike examine cross-curricular discussion techniques.
What if Professional Development Wasn’t Horrible?
Too many teachers cringe at the thought of attending professional development, but what if PD wasn't horrible? What might that look like? Let's Review As a classroom teacher and recovering instructional technology coach, I consider myself uniquely qualified to assert...
Technology Integration (S01E02)
In this episode of The Progress Report, Brian and Mike talk about what technology integration in the classroom looks like and what it is NOT. Links from the Show mmacfadden.com/ whalen.biz/ feedly.com/ micnote.audio/...