Teaching Innovator Gifts

"I feel I should remind you that the latest research cautions against an over-reliance on testing."

"There's nothing to be scared of, Mrs. Miller, it's just another teaching tool!"

'Your classroom management techniques work in practice but not in theory. That worries me.'

"I agree it's a good approach, and just as soon as one of my students does something positive, I'll reinforce it."

"Okay, let's try a different approach. Let's say that fat boy scores a rock from Zeke and sell it for $20.00. Fat Boy skims off five. How much does he pass on to Zeke?"

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

"I had a fear of speaking in front of people, which is why I shadow puppet and sing the lessons."

"How can I be a lead learner without the technology needed to lead?"

'Home Schooling'

Mr. Defner's drive-in algebra class was retro cool, controversial and somewhat effective.

'I wrote a software program and sold it for two million dollars.'

'This handheld computer is very useful for teaching. It displays my lesson plan, calander, key files, and an extensive menu of put-downs for hecklers and classroom clowns.'

Technologies and distance classes

"I hate negative numbers, and I'll stop at nothing to avoid them."

"I believe that's a Montessori school."

"Today in class we're going to create a physics teacher."

"Why are all of your answers so mechanical?"

'They say my tests are too hard. Maybe I should switch from Essay to Connect-the-Dot.'

Welcome to your new English Class.

'Please pay attention. Pretend I'm a movie on your phone.'

'I will now read the results of my experiments in fruit genetics. . .'

Education Plan

'You're being evacuated to a better catchment area.'

'Let's put it this way, your Billy is the only kid in class without his own website,,,'

'A restaurateur prepares macaroni and sells it as pasta. I want you to do the same for the educational program at your school.'

Student to Miss Belcastro, her history teacher: 'We need some newer history.'

Thoughts on Education.

'Why can't we just go to school.org?'

"We want him to skip joined-up writing and get straight on to 3D printing."

Man reading in lamp

"I wish school was more like TV."

Looking inside the internal maze,

'A...B...C...D...E...' - Graffiti on classroom wall.

'In which on-line university will you enroll?'

'To maximize student achievement, the Feng Shui consultant advises one student per classroom.'