Aaron Sams
Aaron is available for professional development, conference keynotes, workshops, education product consultations, school and district consultations, instructional design, EdTech consultations, distance learning consultations
Latest Blog Posts
Projects, Pathways, PhDs, and Pokémon
Greetings friends, if you are not a friend, greetings anyway, and welcome! What do Projects, Pathways, PhDs, and Pokémon have in common? Not much, but somehow, they all made their way into this post about my transition back toward STEM education. Since you are getting this, I have either met you at a conference, or Read more about Projects, Pathways, PhDs, and Pokémon[…]
PhD Time
The time has finally come to pursue my PhD. I know, starting grad school when I’m almost 40. I’m crazy. This past year has presented me with some rather unanticipated changes to my career. I’ll spare you the details of these changes, but I have really been evaluating the work I have done in education Read more about PhD Time[…]
Ed Tech and Roto Tillers
We did a ton of landscaping this summer at my house including a fence and a deck. The work looks great, but it left our (tiny city) yard a wasteland of trampled dirt, dying grass, piles of fill dirt from the post holes, spilled cement, a few patches of clover, and some rather zealous horseradish Read more about Ed Tech and Roto Tillers[…]
Open Apology to Troy
I am very excited that Flipped Learning for English Instruction is now available through our publisher, ISTE. Unfortunately, due to my own oversight, I neglected to mention a book about Flipped Learning written by one of the teachers we interviewed, Troy Cockrum. I wanted to take this opportunity to, first, apologize to Troy for dropping the Read more about Open Apology to Troy[…]
5 Awesome Things About Students – Number 9 Will BLOW YOUR MIND!!!
Teaching is awesome, and some of the best parts of teaching come from the interactions with students. Here are five awesome things about working with students that people who don’t teach won’t understand. Students are inspiring: Some of my best ideas have been a direct result of questions my students have asked or suggestions they Read more about 5 Awesome Things About Students – Number 9 Will BLOW YOUR MIND!!![…]
Tyranny of the Inbox
I enjoy the fact that I can work from anywhere, but that comes with a price…I end up working from everywhere. Sometimes that means working while on a vacation with my family, and sometimes that is fine. But sometimes, the work must stop, and to do that, email must also stop. Originally, I had planned Read more about Tyranny of the Inbox[…]
5 Brief Goals For ISTE 2015
I’m on my way to #ISTE2015, making this the 8th year I have attended this conference. All my presentations are on Tuesday, so I look forward to connecting with teachers and other colleagues Saturday – Monday. With around 15,000 people in attendance, this conference can be busy and overwhelming, so I’ve decided to set a Read more about 5 Brief Goals For ISTE 2015[…]
More Thoughts on Amtrak
It’s hard to believe that just a few short days after my first trip on Amtrak from Pittsburgh to Philadelphia a train crashed shortly after leaving the Philadelphia station on its way to New York killing at least seven people, and injuring many more. I won’t pretend to know anything about rail safety, so I’ll Read more about More Thoughts on Amtrak[…]
60 in 60 Conference
The 60in60 Conference will quickly prove to be a most useful conference for busy teachers interested in gathering copious amounts of information about the ever changing technological landscape as quickly as possible. I had the pleasure of meeting Brandon Lutz at an event in New York back in 2012. There, Brandon gave his 60in60 presentation Read more about 60 in 60 Conference[…]
Thoughts on Amtrak
I travel a lot, and my family only owns one car, so I typically fly or rent a car. This week I was heading to Eastern PA from my home in Pittsburgh to participate in the 60in60 conference hosted by Brandon Lutz and the Bucks County Intermediate Unit (upcoming post on that event soon) and Read more about Thoughts on Amtrak[…]