Choices… decisions… education. Three simple words deeply embedded within my world. For years I have been amazed while reflecting on the cascade of decisions a teacher makes in even one class period with a typical group of 20 or so students. I felt compelled to ponder this subject a bit more after reading Dr. Dial’s [...]
Entries from December 2009 ↓
Decisions: The Currency of Educational Action
December 31, 2009 — biology, constructivism, education, schools
Growing a Tree of Professional Development
December 16, 2009 — edtech, education, professional development, schools, technology
Arboreal aspirations? During a time of the year when perhaps sugarplums should be dancing in my head, I seem to be conjuring trees. More precisely- massive, skyward-reaching, luxurious and well-rooted trees. I can’t seem to keep from dwelling in the metaphor of a tree as it relates to a professional development plan. My school, and [...]
Zero Hour in the Edublogger World
December 8, 2009 — biology, edtech, education, schools, technology, writing
Teacher as Writer Whew. I barely got this logged in time. Too much fun making snowmen as of late. Or work? yeah, that too. Allow me to get straight with it… Last year I nominated Michael Doyle for the “Best Teacher Blog” in the 2008 Edublog Awards in this post. Dr. Doyle writes a blog [...]
