An archived stack of papers: 'students'
Fix, Create, Save, Think
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Jul
- 17
- 2008
Use this summer to fix things. That handout full of typos? That paper you typed up last year that uses a semicolon instead of a colon? That lesson plan that started strong and ended with a fizzle? Fix them.
That handout you wished you’d given before your lecture? That killer video/audio/comic intro to the first unit of study? Create them.
Those sample assignments you... read more
Change In Your Classroom
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Jul
- 16
- 2008
If you’ve stopped reading on a regular basis, it’s time to start again. Here are some beginning ideas for changes I might make to course content this coming school year. I’ll get to classroom policies later. I need you to agree or disagree with me on any of these. What are you thinking about doing in your classroom?
Skills Lists
Produce a list of... read more
Explosions In Word Clouds
In a stack of papers called Reading.
- Jul
- 04
- 2008
Glancing at the design blogs today, SimpleBits brought me two things. I’ll discuss the other one later.
Be Saul Bass!
Wordle creates word clouds from any text you... read more
Been Up To: Quick Version
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- May
- 10
- 2008
More details about all of this to come, but I’ve been really busy with work the last few months and want to at least get the beginning of this idea in front of your eyes. I feel like I’ve been cooking something up for the longest time with nothing to show for it along the way. Here’s a peek.
ROI
The biggest return on investment of my time has come from a very simple... read more
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
Abstract Art And English
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Dec
- 03
- 2007
On Friday, I collected a piece of writing (another paragraph) based on “Young Goodman Brown” (Word) (PDF), the short story we just read. In an effort to turn my... read more
Lil Wayne Or Snoop Dogg
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Dec
- 01
- 2007
What do you do when you start thinking that your subject is worthless? “You know, maybe the students are right. Maybe this is all completely irrelevant to their lives.” What do you do when you look at your content standards and think, “why would the average person need to know any of this?” What happens when you decide that what you are doing in class is not going to prepare... read more
A History Of Cheating
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Nov
- 18
- 2007
A student transfered to my school recently because he was kicked out of another school in my district. Legal issues come into play here so there’s a lot I don’t know. I do, however, know... read more
It’s Only November
In a stack of papers called Instruction.
- Nov
- 07
- 2007
Kid: “I’m not getting anything here. Teachers aren’t teaching me anything.” Me: “So maybe teachers do have something to show you and maybe you don’t know it all.” Kid: “Tell me one thing teachers have taught me here.” Me: “Maybe some teachers know better than... read more
BTSN Ideas
In a stack of papers called Reform.
- Nov
- 05
- 2007
Back-to-school Night (BTSN) happened a while for most of us, but we just debriefed the Night. I’m all full of questions and ideas, so here’s the stream, formatted to fit this screen and edited to run in the time allotted and for content.
Numbers
How many parents show up to your BTSN? We changed up the... read more