The educator I picked was Karl Fisch. He recieved a B.S. in Mathematics Education at Northwest University, and a M.A. in Education with the University of Phoenix. He is the Director of Technology and an Algebra teacher at Arapahoe High School in Centennial, CO. He recieved the 2009 Edublog Lifetime Achievement Award.
He is a strong advocate for bringing technology into the schools and has a very clear vision of where the world is going with technology and how education will need to adapt to be able to prepare students for the world that will emerge from all of this change. He calls this 2020 vision.
His blog for his Algebra class is amazing. He reviews what was covered in class and lists the homework so those who were absent can keep up, and those who missed or forgot it would have a reminder. He takes time to tell the students why the things they are learning have relevance in the world to give context, and reviews his classes with comments on how successful the class was and where he needed to improve in his teaching. He states goals for the class, the school, and his personal life. I don't know how long this takes him but it looks like it is worth every moment. Communication is an important key to having a successful class and he definitely excels at it.
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