An archived stack of papers: 'education'
As Seen On The Web
In a stack of papers called Connections.
- Apr
- 26
- 2008
For a variety of reasons, I found myself back on Dan Cederholm’s site SimpleBits. I used to visit that site all the time, but the frequency has dropped off in the last few years. Glancing at the home page, Dan includes several quotations from folks high up in the Web design world. Thing is, most of the... read more
Don’t Call Home
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Dec
- 14
- 2006
It is December 14th. We start Winter Holiday tomorrow at 1:15. When we get back from break, there are only 2 weeks before semester finals. That means that, even though it’s a month away on the calendar, there are only 2 weeks left in this semester.
And this is the week that parents start to call or email teachers about their child who is failing or in danger of failing a course. Why are... read more
Pay More Attention
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Oct
- 12
- 2006
Today was a professional development day and, while it wasn’t perfect, it was far better than just about any other training session I’ve been to. We covered ways to teach Macbeth to English Language Learners (ELL) and several ideas are ones that can be used with just about any complex text.
The Wrong Focus
But the part that bothers me is the rationale for why the... read more
Same Is The New Different
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Sep
- 13
- 2006
My internet service provider (Earthlink) blocked sites from one specific Web hosting company (Lunarpages). It just so happens that this site, along with a few others I work on, is hosted by that one company so I couldn’t get on to this site from home for the past week. That should explain my absence.
Apart from some comments I had to delete from the classroom, the site has kept up... read more
Under Attack
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- May
- 05
- 2006
After a moderately heated exchange of rhetoric in a recent staff inservice session, another teacher questioned my professionalism. Here’s the line of thinking that lead to that declaration.
My Ideas
As an educational community, we should be open to folks coming into our classrooms and offering suggestions about how we might do something better. An additional perspective is... read more