Apr 102008
 

My reports were due this morning at 8:30.  They’re not done.  And they probably won’t be until Monday.  There, that’s my confession.  Actually, I’m not feeling any guilt about this but it is surprising how many teachers I’ve mentioned this to in the last 24 hours who have responded with a gasp of surprise. “Really?  […]

 10 April, 2008  Posted by at 11:03 am Assessment, Education Philosophy Tagged with: , , , ,  2 Responses »
Apr 092008
 

Courtesy of my school director, this article landed in my Inbox today.   The United Nations and Google are teaming up so that Google Earth users can now see where refugees are all over the world.  It’s there as a layer in the regular Google Earth service, showing the operations of the UN High Commissioner for […]

 9 April, 2008  Posted by at 2:21 pm Cool Tools Tagged with: , , , , , ,  No Responses »
Apr 062008
 

Having just returned from two back-to-back trips, I am now in contemplative mode before the craziness of the school week sets in. Trip 1: a conference for international educators in the East-Asia region. Trip 2: a vacation on the wonderful island of Bali, a paradise for so many reasons. (I will stop there lest I […]

 6 April, 2008  Posted by at 11:16 pm Education Philosophy Tagged with: , , , , , , , ,  1 Response »