Author Archives: Doug Bergman

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

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 →

In my freshman class, the students have just finished submitting their games that they’ve been working on for over 5 weeks. They each had to pick one of the United Nations Millennium Goals (Hunger, Education, Gender equality, Children health, AIDS, … Continue reading →

I was recently honored to have been part of a team which was selected by fellow innovative educators as the first place finisher for our project ” When Fish Fly”. We are excited to be invited to present this project … Continue reading →

Wow. Microsoft continues to amaze me. Pat Yongpradit along with and the staff at Microsoft, is one of the most innovative teachers in the United States and throughout the world(based on his recognition and award last year in South Africa … Continue reading →

I was honored to have been one of two invited to the MEA forum held in Aqaba, Jordan Sept 7-10. It was 2 1/2 days full of discussions, conversations, sharing, and presentations from innovative teachers and schools from over 20 … Continue reading →