Nov 5, 2018
Since 2004, I have had the same fall responsibilities: lesson planning, classroom prep, staff orientation, lesson planning, student open house, lesson planning, first day jitters, introductions, lesson planning, grading, and exhaustion. Then more lesson planning. At...
Oct 25, 2018
I wore a tie every day my first two-years teaching. It was not a dress code requirement, nor was it a fashion statement. I hate ties. No, I wore a tie because without one I would have been confused for an underclassman’s big brother. For a long time, I taught like a...
Oct 16, 2018
If you have spent some time with Moodle version 3.5 this fall, you may have noticed two new icons located at the far right of the text toolbar. These icons allow users to record audio and/or video directly into a text editor for display to in your Moodle courses....
Oct 16, 2018
In early June of 2005 I was asked to give a speech on the meaning of teaching to the graduating seniors of Glen Lake. A first-year teacher, I wasn’t up to the task, instead delivering a nice sounding speech that said little of substance. Shortly afterwards, as I...
