In the middle of this new pathway, I am discovering that there are many more similarities than I thought there would be. I am entrenched in tons of reading and critical thinking both of which I love. In one of my commentaries, in talking about the creation, the authors say that creation isn’t over, but …
Many teachers would argue that marketing has no place in the classroom. That we shouldn’t “stoop” to trying to “sell” students on learning. I was one of those teachers. Until I listened to this. Then I realized it was decision time. I could either decide to embrace the world that I was living in or …
For one of my German lessons today, we read an article about Steve Jobs’ resignation. Jobs said: Es ist nicht die Aufgabe der Verbraucher, zu wissen, was sie wollen. (It’s not the responsibility of consumers to know was they want) when asked why he didn’t do market research about what consumers would buy. It’s radical, …
Dear Merianna, The call changes everything. The called leave one classroom to enter another. . . The called leave home. This is the beginning of the email to notify me that I was accepted to Divinity School. One of my friends recently said to me, “I admire you so much for taking the risk and …
I’m a selfish traveler (or maybe just in general). I want to be appreciated and taken care of when I fly. I don’t want to be blamed when I almost miss a flight when it’s the airline’s fault. So you can imagine my giddiness this morning when I encountered Southwest’s unique flying experience. As we …
This is why Spotify has outfoxed iTunes. In the age of instant communication and instant feedback, Spotify’s sharing option sets it apart as the best music player. I’ve been sharing music with my friend in England. I can listen with her and we could even recreate the German hip hop dance class that we …
I spent my 4th of teaching as a History and Technology teacher. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into. My passion and love of reading have driven my classroom instruction and graduate studies. I was more than a little skeptical about the impact of technology on emergent literacy. I believed that technology was …
The best way to get to know people is flying on an overnight flight with them. You are crammed into a small space and stuck there for 8-9 hours. You know when they eat and what they eat. You know their sleeping habits, whether the snore or drool or talk in their sleep. I’ve been …
My car’s out of commission, which means I am in a different car for the time being. Basically my whole life is in my car including my GSP, Camile. I hadn’t realized how much I had become dependent on Camile as a traveling companion. I hadn’t realized how much I had become a passive participant …
His second grade teacher told me his MAP scores didn’t even meet the 1st grade benchmark as he was entering my 3rd grade classroom. She told me that he was a troublemaker. He was a referral waiting to happen. “Good luck” was her only advice. I understand benchmarks and the way that they offer a …
