Yesterday I had the opportunity to talk to some former students who are now seniors in high school. After the ceremony honoring them (that’s another story), the young men came into the library to talk to me, and a simple conversation about school evolved into an educational policy discussion. First, they told me about their [...]
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Thanks to Technology
Posted in Education, Technology, Web2.0, tagged Technology Web2.0 Education on October 2, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It has been a difficult week. Due to a death in the family, I had to be out of town, and out of school for three days. Those of you who teach know what that means — making detailed lesson plans for substitutes you’ve never met, hoping the students grasp the concepts and understand the assignments, [...]
Confessions of an Exhausted Educator
Posted in Education, Technology, Web2.0, tagged Technology Web2.0 on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Technology is supposed to be the ultimate time-saving tool, yet did you ever feel that the more technology you become familiar with, the more time you’re spending developing lessons and projects to take advantage of those technologies? Preparing lesson plans has become an exercise of constant revision. This is for the best, I know, presenting more [...]
Summer of Rest?
Posted in Education, Twitter, Web2.0 on July 31, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Like all teachers, I look forward to summer as a time of rest and relaxation. But, like my peers, I feel guilty when I don’t use the time to work to improve my teaching. This summer, I took a grad class in Educational Diagnosis. This class, though it doesn’t pertain directly to my particular job description, [...]
