I have been graciously asked by Andrew Marcinek to participate in a panel at ntcamp 2010 on Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) with my friends and colleagues Tom Whitby, Kyle Pace and Steven Anderson. One of the most important resources that a new teacher can have is other teachers. Without a strong base of support, many…
When I entered public school for the first time in 4th grade after attending private school since Kindergarten, I was almost immediately placed in a “TAG” (Talented and Gifted) program. From that time forward I was always told that I was ‘smart.’ I took accelerated classes, and even attended an alternative school my senior year…
My new friend Kyle Pace send me a message on Twitter on Wednesday asking me about my Wallwisher activities I had been doing with my students. I sent him a few links, and he messaged me back saying he had left a message on our Haiti wall with a resource. When my 5th grade class…
Yesterday I attended BarCamp Philly, a gathering of people from all walks of life who converged on the University of the Arts building with the sole purpose of, well, seeing what happens! I met up with Ann Leaness on 15th Street as she walked from the train. We had never met in person, but have…
This Saturday I received my invite to Google Wave. I could hardly contain myself–what was all the hype about?! After clicking on the invite link in my email, Wave automatically created my account using my Google account profile information. My picture automatically loaded as well as my name. All of my Google contacts who also…
I’m not going to lie. Today was tough. Really tough. My kids were, for the most part, great. Honestly, most of the time it’s not the kids that drive me nuts. Kids will do what they can get away with, after all. My school has been relocated for this year while a new school is…
After talking about if for months, I finally took the first step and started a Ning for Philadelphia Teachers! A Little Background In a district as large as Philadelphia (over 270 schools & about 180,000 students), it easy to feel isolated. I know it sounds crazy, but the larger the system, the more out of…