Two years ago, our superintendent issued a challenge to our staff: get out and try social media, especially take a look at Twitter. To take a step back, I'd tried social media, I had my Facebook page and thought, "Twitter??... Continue Reading →
Yesterday was the second day of our conference (found at #TIC13). Sometimes I felt as though I was tweeting too much during this conference, but as I'll write, I wanted to tell the story of what I was learning. There's... Continue Reading →
Coming from a district that is not wealthy by any means, the idea of a tech conference is one that's become less and less a reality. However, through our area education agency, the Technology Integration Conference has been born. This... Continue Reading →
This last weekend my daughters both showed their Brown Swiss heifers at a local four county fair. It's a very laid back event, something that was good because we'd all been fairly stressed about things going on. From the garden... Continue Reading →
If you've following this blog over the last 18 months, you'll know I've written a lot about change happening. If it wasn't my job going from being cut and back to myself being employed to whole grade sharing, single section... Continue Reading →
These last few days, I've been our church's laity member to the state Annual Conference. What does that mean you might ask? Well, I get to come to Des Moines, spend three days at the convention center, and listen to... Continue Reading →
Yesterday's blog post was decided grumpy and downtrodden, but I did say to myself that I'd blog today, seeing how I felt about life. Well, my wife and I went out for supper together to celebrate my last day.... Continue Reading →
Well, the kids are gone, there's the slightest smell of furniture polish and clorox wipes in the rooms, tables are stacked up and chairs are up against the heater. Why am I not happy? It's the last day... Continue Reading →
I've taken to tweeting out on a hashtag I call #teachersomedays. I'll tweet stuff that someday I'd like to see as an educator "someday". Last night, before I went to bed, I tweeted out a few, with the last one... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 