Tag archive: education
Interactive White Boards: Engagement Is Not Interaction
Summer break has ended; you are feeling refreshed and renewed, ready to tackle the New Year and all of its new challenges. You enter your room after your morning meeting to discover an interactive whiteboard (IWB) hung neatly in the… continue reading »
Are Teachers Leaders?
The other day I read an post by Russ Goerend (@RussGoerend), which raised a question by making this statement: Teachers aren’t leaders [Self-fulfilling Prophecies]). Russ wrote this post in response to a conversation he had with Scott Mcleod, where Dr.… continue reading »
Why Teachers Should Display Their Degrees
Teachers should be proud of the degrees and awards they have received and display them in their classrooms. continue reading
Google Wave is Only Underwhelming Because We Are Educators
So after begging and pleading with my PLN on Twitter and submitting no less than five beta requests to Google (including one telling them that I would name my next child Google I was finally granted an invitation to the… continue reading »
Two Very Useful Twitter Tools for Educators
Topify and ReadTwit are two very useful Twitter tools for teachers. continue reading
Playing With the Cool Kids: My Teaching Twenaissance
Twitter has reenergized my career by introducing me to a group of great people. continue reading