Author Archives: Doug Bergman

About Doug Bergman

Professional Educator

The elephant in the classroom: AP

If you know me or my writing, you know I have strong opinions about standardized anything and standardized curriulum. So with spring around the corner, no BLOG of mine would be complete without a post regarding the AP. This BLOG … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The elephant in the classroom: AP

The dreaded Spring Fever (aka Senioritis)

As we enter into the beginnings of the spring semester, teachers of seniors all have the same thoughts…How do I keep my seniors engaged? They’ve worked hard for 12 years in school to finally get to college. They’ve spent the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The dreaded Spring Fever (aka Senioritis)

Questions

Educators: Are we all on the right bus? (reference to Good to Great) Teachers: Does your curriculum let students experience your subject area, or just hear about it? Administrators: Do you have the courage to tell your teachers NOT to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Questions

The New Nerd

The Reversal “Neeeeeeeeeerrrrrrrrrrrrrrrdddddddddddddds”, the infamous scream of terror from the cool guy as he points to the group of techy gadget-loving kids. Dennis T. Nedry, the evil, yet lovable computer programmer of Jurassic Park. Ah, yes! What a great time … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on The New Nerd

“…it is the people, not the technology…” – Mary Beth

We had just finished participating in a live audio conference with the head of a major video game company. He told us some great stories about working in the industry and working with some incredible technologies. He also discussed his … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged , , | Comments Off on “…it is the people, not the technology…” – Mary Beth

Success in the midst of failure

I wanted to say a few words about an experience Trey had over the last couple weeks in my advanced Computer Science classroom. Students in that class, for their “final exam”, have to create an application for the Android, prepare … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Success in the midst of failure

Final Exam…Is there another way?

As schools across the United States go into “exam mode”, I’d like to throw something out there as food for thought. “…Oh no, he’s gonna say something crazy, here it comes…” What if we did not do exams like we … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Final Exam…Is there another way?

What just happened?

So, a week or so has passed since I returned from perhaps one of the most amazing experiences of my life. And I have been asking myself in a variety of different ways, “What just happened?” And I think the … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on What just happened?

When Fish Fly

I had the privilege of spending 5 days in one of the greatest cities in the world with some of the most innovative educators on the planet. Microsoft hosted over 700 educators from over 75 countries at the annual Global … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on When Fish Fly

Global Innovator Forum Nov 7-11 in Washington DC

I am excited to be preparing for the Global Innovative Educator Forum in Washington DC. Over 700 educators representing over 75 countries will be there to present, observe, teach, learn, share, participate, and judge presentations by some of the most … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Comments Off on Global Innovator Forum Nov 7-11 in Washington DC