Award Winning Teacher – International Speaker – Author
Twas the day before testing, when all through the school Not a student was learning, not even the fool. The pencils were sharpened and laid out with care, In hopes that learning soon would be shown there. The children were crowded all cramped in their seats, While visions of bubbled answers danced on the sheets. […]
Continue ReadingChristmas Break. Holiday Break. Winter Break. In the immortal words of New Kids on the Block, “call it what you want”. Bottom line is many of us look forward to the time of year when we get a bit of time off to relax, recharge and spend time with loved ones. However, it is at […]
Continue ReadingI have often been accused of over-simplifying things or making things more black and white than they should be. When it comes to the increasing number of standards being imposed on our students, I am beginning to feel rather frustrated. As a country we are concerned that our students are falling behind in the sacred […]
Continue ReadingI recently came across an article in the New York Times on social media. The basic premise behind the article is laws and boundaries are being put in place to protect both teachers and students from inappropriate relationships or interactions as a result of social media use. My initial gut reaction was not positive to […]
Continue ReadingIt has been too long since I made my last tutorial…so here is a new one. This one goes through some ways in which I use the new Tweetdeck Extension within Chrome as well as some other Twitter-related Extensions. Enjoy and let me know what I missed and what you want to see next!
Continue ReadingIt is that time of year…the time to complain and campaign for the annual EduBlogs Awards! There are those that have been nominated who will be campaigning very hard in the coming days for you to log in and vote for them. The coveted badge means a great deal to them and they will do […]
Continue ReadingAs a teacher you are lucky if you find yourself teaching in a building with inspirational and influential people. In this area, I feel incredibly fortunate due to the high number of people that would fit this description in my building. However, there is one teacher that stands above the rest for me personally. He […]
Continue ReadingI feel as though we are becoming more and more polarized in our country, especially in education. Often we find ourselves in discussions where it is either left or right and we can’t be in the middle for fear of being looked upon as apathetic. Everyone wants to think they are right and therefore that […]
Continue ReadingI hesitated in writing this post as I don’t want to call anyone out or embarrass anyone. This story is true and happened to someone close to me and I felt sharing and reflecting on it. My friend’s oldest child is in kindergarten this year and recently got his son’s first report card sent home. […]
Continue ReadingLast night I found myself in a conversation on twitter with a handful of individuals in varying roles within education. Our discussion ended up essentially talking about what we measure in schools. Here is a snip of the conversation. I reflected a great deal on this and found myself with a few questions. What do […]
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