Sometimes, it just takes that. Today, we had an IEP meeting for a student, and afterwards, the special education teacher said that about what was happening in the our reading classroom he gets to be in with a number of... Continue Reading →
Really, I have done other things this summer other than attend technology conferences! I'm taking a blended class on teaching writing, I'm working to keep up my garden, and we just got back from a few days in Door County,... Continue Reading →
I've mentioned ISTE, the International Society for Technology in Education, before in a couple of blogs, more for following their hashtag than anything else. I cannot believe though that I've not mentioned the #notatISTE hashtag, something that I will remedy... Continue Reading →
I had about 750 words done on this post the first time, and somehow, the "save draft" button failed me, so I'm not sure what this will turn into! 🙂 Last week, I had the change to attend the fifth... Continue Reading →
It's been a while since I've felt like writing one of these. I won't belabor the difficult school year I've had, but after a while, finding a happy thought to write about became a struggle. Last weekend, I spend some... Continue Reading →
Darin, you can't talk about yesterday, you have to keep moving forward, remember?? 🙂 Yesterday was a tremendous day of learning for me professionally, and it had me jacked up to be at school today. First, I spend the day... Continue Reading →
Yes, yes, this has been written about by people much more important than I, but this last week made me realize just how powerful these all are. 1) Family: As a group, we've never been a close family. My dad... Continue Reading →
My first blog post of the new year and what a great one to talk about! Our school district, in partnership with a couple of other district in the area, pooled resourced and managed to get Kevin Honeycutt to come and... Continue Reading →
Yeah, I missed Friday. My wife had a couple of appointments in which she needed a driver. Nothing major by any means, but I was with her, a nice feeling in itself. And honestly, I've been struggling. Now, I've said... Continue Reading →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 