This year I have had the exciting adventure of teaching my Technology class in our K-2 classrooms using a netbook cart. I have been teaching in a lab for over 3 years, but I had never taught using laptops and I had never taught using a cart before or teaching in a classroom rather than…
As many of you may know, tomorrow is the National Day on Writing. I feel compelled to write this post mostly because I have been writing consistently for almost 20 years and it is part of who I am. Tucked away in my hallway closet upstairs, wrapped in a plastic bag, are the scribblings, musings,…
This post was originally posted at The Co-operative Catalyst on Tuesday, October 12th This past Tuesday, I stopped at City Hall on my way home to meet some of the protesters at #occupyphilly and to spread the word about #occupyedu. What I found was a small city, a microcosm of a community. Tents filled up…
Before the school year started this year, I decided to try something new in my classroom. Rather than have my rules already set (which I never do anyway) or brainstorm some rules with the students and then make those the rules, I decided to have my students build a ‘Can Do Wall.’ With about 150…
I am excited to announce that myself and nine other teachers across the country are finalists for a $10,000 classroom grant from GOOD through the Great American Teach Off competition. I am not so excited that one of the people I am competing against is a member of my online learning network. I am not,…