Archive for the ‘teaching’ Category

Showing my age.

Sunday, November 2nd, 2008

As the coffee brews this morning I'm already thinking about enjoying my birthday cake this evening. My father-in-law and his fiancee have come down from Delaware with arm loads of great food, drink, and print materials. Print materials? Yes, print materials. One of the many reasons I love ...

What inspires you?

Sunday, September 7th, 2008

One of the assignments for my year-long doctoral seminar is to discuss something that is inspiring to us professionally.  I would like to know what inspires you as an educator, librarian - anyone really .  Why do you do what you do?  How did you arrive where you are today?  ...

Are you boring?

Friday, April 25th, 2008

In a recent post on his blog Ideas and Thoughts David Shareski ponders a question - can teachers be entertaining and informative? He created this quadrant as a visual. Where do you place yourself? How would your students rate your teaching style? Do you believe that learning can ...

Summer planning

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007

Summer offers a welcome break, a time to reflect and plan for the coming school year. I am busy working on a new elective for 2007-2008 - Digital Media .  My hope is that students will apply these skills to subject area projects. Could this open new doors for ...