Last week I took a class on improving oral fluency as part of my read endorsement. They were the nicest three days of the summer and I was stuck in a closed room with the AC running constantly. On top... Continue Reading →
I'm 42 years old, have grey hair, fight daily my expanding waistline, and have teenaged daughters. Any number of those things might qualify me as old, but I had another "goodness you are old" event happen tonight: a former student... Continue Reading →
Do you ever get that feeling that everyone else is doing these awesome things in their classroom and your students are lucky to walk out of your room not having dropped back a couple of years? Yup, right there... Continue Reading →
No, I was not at ISTE. I was some place better: my house! Yes, some of you are rolling your eyes thinking "come now, Darin really" but it's true. To be quite honest, before this year, I really never knew... Continue Reading →
As I'm riding back from Chicago using public transit, surrounded by a huge amount of people who'd just been to a gay pride parade. After hearing at least 8 different languages spoke on our way to Willis Tower (which will... Continue Reading →
I've been a full time teacher for 17 years. Good grief, does that make me old yet? And no, if you are one of the five people who read this, you can't answer that question! 🙂 I've been 14... Continue Reading →
I'm not a writer. If you've read this blog for any period of time, you can certainly attest to that. However, one of the reasons that I do continue to write is Teacher's Write Virtual Writing Camp. This was started... Continue Reading →
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 →
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 →
The Life of a Conflicted Teacher 