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2015 Highlights of Digital Learning at the Cal Academy

The year two-thousand and fifteen was a HUGE one for the Digital Learning program at the California Academy of Sciences. We’ve had a lot of changes, pivots, sad goodbyes, and successes over the past twelve months that are important to acknowledge. Farewell, Christine / Welcome, Jeff! Over the summer, we bid a fond farewell to …

My Teens Are Too Smart for My Schemes

Conversation with Alex, one of our TechTeens : Alex: Why does it have to be a "competition" when you have us make stuff? Me: It's to motivate you to do your best. People like competitions. Alex: But we already work hard, whether you make it a competition or not. Besides, you always give the winning team …

My Profile in the New Learning Times

The New Learning Times, a publication of the Teachers College at Columbia University, did a nice profile about me recently. I’ve reprinted some it below. See the complete piece by George Nantwi at their site. How did your educational trajectory and past professional experience shape your current work? I have a wide-ranging and circuitous educational …

VIP Outreach Team Activate!

Today is the first of four outreach events that Meg Burke, Lindzy Bivings and I will be leading all around the Batangas area. I’m nervous and excited about sharing about science, biodiversity, and sustainability for people on local communities in the Philippines! Our first stop today is a training for about 60 teachers at the …

Welcome to RangerRik.com and What’s Behind the Name

Welcome to my new blog, RangerRik.com!   This is where you will find my thoughts and activities from my work as a digital learning educator and program developer at the California Academy of Sciences.  This is also where I am going to share out lots of the awesome work, tools, approaches, conversations and events happening …