Nov 212008
 
Reflect, Feed-back, Repeat

I’ve tweeted it before, last time back in June: I regularly ask my students to reflect on their work and our class in general. Embedded in this reflection task is my not-so-subtle request for feedback on how I’m doing as a teacher: Are you learning something? If so, what? … and I hope that the […]

 21 November, 2008  Posted by at 7:21 am Assessment, Instructional Pedagogy Tagged with: , , , , , ,  1 Response »
Oct 172008
 
Absence = Affirmations + Aspirations

I simply cannot believe I have not posted since June.  June!  In case you hadn’t guessed, things have been rather nutty over in my neck of the Educational Woods. Where I’ve been Briefly — for those 3 “regular” readers who may have assumed that I’d “taken off, eh” in my true Canadian form — this […]

Jun 102008
 
Google Teacher No-Go

Alas, it hath been written: Hello – Thank you for applying to the Google Teacher Academy at the Googleplex.  We had over 250 applications for only 50 spots, and we’re sorry to inform you that all 50 slots have been confirmed.  We realize that there are many amazing people that won’t be able to attend, […]

 10 June, 2008  Posted by at 10:47 pm Professional Development Tagged with:  2 Responses »