2016: Books I Liked!
Well the year has come and gone. Last year I inaugurated a hopefully annual “books I liked” list. The list is not based on new books, but rather those that I actually read that year and liked.…
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2015: Books I liked
At this time of year I read a lot of best book lists and this year I decided to create my own. At first I thought I might not have read enough books to make…
What’s on the Web? Summer 2015
I’ve been surprisingly busy this summer. Mostly due to the amazingly awesome Finley Jane, but also due to several years of deferred maintenance on our rental, and the confusing/frustrating mess that is Apple Photos (aggg!), so…
The Innovators: Ada Lovelace – Kindling the Fire
This year I am teaching the two year IB Diploma course Information Technology in a Global Society (ITGS). One of my goals for my class is to incorporate a bit of history about IT into…
Why Don’t Students Like School? – Book Review
This blog post is the second part in a ongoing series of my reflections on humans think and learn and the implications for the classroom. Part 1 is on Nobel prize winner (Econ) Psychologist Daniel Kahneman’s Thinking…
Thinking Fast & Thinking Slow
Above is a brief summary presentation on Thinking Fast & Slow. This book review is part of a three part series on how humans learn. Part 2 covers Cognitive Scientist Daniel Willingham’s excellent book Why Don’t…
ITGS Summer Reading Challenge!
It’s my favorite time of the year: beach reading season! Before my future ITGS students let out for Summer Break I presented them with a summer reading challenge. If they read a book, fiction or…
¡Nuestra Luna de Miel!
This winter my wife and I are heading to South Africa for our belated honeymoon. It has always been her dream to go on an African safari and in 3 days it will be a…
Book Review: The Smartest Kids in the World
On my flight back to Madrid from our summer visit home (Oregon) I started reading Amanda Riply’s new book, The Smartest Kids in the World and How They Got That Way. I had been seeing positive…
Feria de Otoño del Libros – Favorite History Book Roundup
Not too far from where we live in Madrid the city holds the Feria de Otoño del Libros (Autumn Book Fair) every September. I absolutely love old books so even though my language skills are…