I thought I’d take a few minutes and reflect a little on the progress made in “flipping” my classroom. I began by following the advice of a fellow Michigan educator, John Sowash. In a presentation he created he suggested by starting with something simple and small — a lesson you already have materials for. I [...]
After three months of painstakingly pushing students to complete assigned readings and other homework assignments prior to coming to class on a given date, I’ve decided that it is not worth my time to begin an in-class activity to a mixed bag of students. After writing that sentence, I realize that the frustration of getting [...]
So…I created this site and purchased the domain for the purposes of using this as my website and portfolio while I made my way through a PhD program in Educational Psychology and Educational Technology through Michigan State University. I’ve since made the decision to discontinue my pursuit of the degree program and focus on priorities [...]
Evolution and Technology.doc Download this file Testing to see what it looks like when I mail a document from the Pages app in my iPhone or iPad to Posterous. Posted via email from Onward and Upward…
Just used and browsed the “Open Library”, a project of the Internet Archive (www.archive.org). This has been, and will continue to be, an invaluable resource for me as a U.S. History teacher seeking to provide relevant and meaningful primary and secondary sources to encourage and promote historical thinking in my classroom. Posted via email from [...]
p94.mov Watch on Posterous Carmen and mommy are playing catch in our family room. I’m not sure what I’m more proud of: catching the ball in her hands or the picture perfect chest pass. Posted via email from Onward and Upward…
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Posting this entirely from my iPhone, I wanted to make sure everyone had a chance to see Carmen’s gymnastics recital and “Olympics”. It was a great year. http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?v=gHqiBa96Ymc Posted via email from Onward and Upward…
So I finally read this Bloomberg Op-Ed article by Jonathan Alter bashing Diane Ravitch for her methods in challenging the Ed Reform movements stemming from No Child Left Behind and Race To The Top. Alter quotes Arne Duncan as saying “Diane Ravitch is in denial and she is insulting all of the hardworking teachers, principals [...]
So I finally read this Bloomberg Op-Ed article by Jonathan Alter bashing Diane Ravitch for her methods in challenging the Ed Reform movements stemming from No Child Left Behind and Race To The Top. Alter quotes Arne Duncan as saying “Diane Ravitch is in denial and she is insulting all of the hardworking teachers, principals [...]
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