Oct 18, 2018
“I always ask them why they want to teach,” Mark shared in a meeting. Before he could continue, I glibly tossed out “I’d say because I get my summers off, for sure.” “That is not a good answer,” he retorted sharply and we both smiled. Glib my comment was, but I found...
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
Thank you so much, colleagues, for all of your work presenting and learning at last week’s 2018 Fall Conference! I hope you all learned new things and then had a chance to reflect on what you learned and how you could apply it to your own teaching or learning....
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...
Oct 1, 2018
This is the sixth year of the Writing Challenge and the traditional gift for the sixth anniversary in the UK is candy. Candy is pretty close to ice cream and for participating in the writing challenge, all participants will receive a pint of Ben and Jerry’s Ice...
