Musings
A meditation on student engagement
I t is our challenge to get students – and their parents and guardians – to bite from …
Videos
Screencast videos and FETC 2013
Well, I'm here in Orlando, FL, putting the finishng touches on my presentation at …
Writing
A good walk
R ecently, I went for a walk with one of my 9th grade classes. It was an impromptu, un…
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Video - Ebullient
As I wrote about earlier , one of my goals this year was to create vocabulary videos w…
Musings
Keeping my jog on
I just got back from a 3.5 mile jog. One of my personal goals this year is to maintain…
Musings
Inside a Honda Accord
T hat's where I was, driving to my first education-related interview, when I learn…
Writing
Google Docs and student blogs
T omorrow begins week two of the 2011-2012 school year. One of the tasks students will…
Vocabulary
The new year
T omorrow marks the start of the new school year, my seventh at my current school. My …
Writing
A delayed return
D ue to Tropical Storm Irene's touchdown in Massachusetts this morning, my distric…
Writing
Principal encourages social media in the classroom
I t's nice to know that educators like Eric Sheninger are getting recognized for t…
Videos
Creativity on the decline
U niversity of Oregon educational psychologist Ron Beghetto observed the following abo…
Vocabulary
Vocabulary Videos
O ne new idea for this coming school year involves having my students create vocabular…
Reading
A School [We'd] Love To See
C hris Lehmann from Practical Theory recently shared the following idea for a high sc…
Technology
A redesign... and a return?
A s you might have noticed, I recently changed this blog's template. The text area…
Videos
Matt Damon and his mom represent in D.C.
Damon to America's teachers: "The next time you encounter some simple-minded…
Writing
Springing to the finish
T omorrow I head to Central Mass for Easter with my wife, folks, and sister. After tha…
Writing
A look back at what was
Now seems as good a time as any to look back over the highlights of 2010... January 20…
Writing
200th post
T oday concludes my second day back at school. It also marks my 200th blog post! So fa…
Writing
The plunge
W ell, I'm back at it. The first day with students is tomorrow. Today was spent in…
Research
Mass Ed Board Adopts National Academic Standards
From the Boston Globe : State education officials have been exploring the possibility …
