Building Outside the Blocks Blog BOBlog

As a teacher, my measure of a great project is when my students are excited for their chosen presentation dates because they are deeply...

When Jen Giffen signed us up for a slot on what would become a 15 hour VoicEd-Radiothon, I was nervously excited. I was going to be...

When people are true to themselves, they are found to be happier and better-adjusted. This is, of course, as true for students as it is...

After what I felt was an invigorating conversation with Barbara Bray on her podcast, Rethinking Learning, my mother-in-law gave me...

(Updated for July 2019) Carol Salva is an author and ESL specialist. She is a consultant and trainer at Seidlitz Education and the...

Shane Lawrence has been on the podcast podium for a few years now, and his offering has evolved to become The Ed Podcast, which you can...

Rola Tibshirani is a well-travelled, well-read, and reflective learner and educator. She and I always have so much to discuss, and it was...

As noted in a previous post, there were many push and pull factors that led me to decide to expand Building Outside the Blocks. Up until...

When I first learned through my mentor that my Building Outside the Blocks projects were avenues to personalized learning, I looked up...

I first came to know Mark Weston as I trepidatiously took on Twitter. I had joined only a few months before and was a reluctant tweeter,...