Goal: Conquer a Fear
Part of the Goals 2010 Challenge Series, Goal 24 I have an embarrassing confession to make. The first time I went to Paris, I didn’t Continue Reading
Goal: Where There's a Will…
Part of the Goals 2010 Challenge Series, Goal 23 Many ideas exist for how the education system can be improved. In #Edchat, educators have offered Continue Reading
Goal: Seek Feedback
Part of the Goals 2010 Challenge Series, Goal 20 I remember watching a Dateline episode in which they videotaped several teachers and found that many Continue Reading
Goal: What Do You Believe?
Part of the Goals 2010 Challenge Series, Goal 19 One of my favorite NPR shows is This I Believe where people from all walks of Continue Reading
Goal: Tell Your Story
Part of the Goals 2010 Challenge Series, Goal 17 Many of us have caught the social media fever. We love our Personal Learning Networks (PLNs) Continue Reading
Goal: Voice Your Appreciation
Part of the Goals 2010 Challenge Series, Goal 16 In 1996, I taught education classes at a hands-on science museum. For years I taught the Continue Reading
Educators are Only Human
Educators do superhuman jobs, yet are only human. We struggle with emotions, personal problems, low wages, student behavior, and the heavy burden of educating society Continue Reading
Lessons Learned From Great Educators!
While completing my masters, I ran across research noting that teachers’ instructional styles are influenced by the way they were taught. My favorite teachers definitely Continue Reading
Parents, Who Needs Them? by Guest Thomas Whitby Pt 2
After tweeting about schools needing to teach parents about educational technology, I was quite surprised to find out that the idea was widely tweeted all Continue Reading