Seeking the Wisdom of the Ages Through Our Student’s Eyes

My negative NECC karma continues. Was a year ago now in Atlanta that I was unable to blog during my first NECC experience due to edublogs going through some growing pains. That negative karma continues this year with the airport card in my macbook going kapoot on me. Thanks to Teryl Magee for letting me [...]

First thoughts of NECC so far. And being my second NECC, the experience is just as great as it was last year in HotLanta. I will keep this brief as to work my way back into the regular blogging experience. (Wow, 4 months since my last blog post!!! Sorry guys)

I miss Jenn Wagner. Yea I [...]

This post will jump away from what I normally talk about, education. I normally never touch topics about my family, but this one is definitely worth sharing. As some of you who follow me in Twitter know, my mother in law was diagnosed with breast cancer this past December. She’s made it through surgery in [...]

I guess it took a very innocuous conversation with fellow STAR Discovery Educator Rachel Yurk to snap me out of a fun I’ve been in. It’s been about a good month since I’ve posted. Heck, I didn’t even post my final comments about FETC. I’ve put myself on a self imposed hiatus. I’ve been negative. [...]

Dean Shareski posed a very valid question yesterday at his Ideas and Thoughts Blog regarding the use of the XO laptop and other emerging technologies in the classroom setting. Purely from a personal standpoint for my family, I don’t see myself purchasing one for my children. With computers/laptops to spare, one more tech item and [...]

This past week Florida teachers, and for the first time that I’ve really noticed, teachers from around the world, converged on Orlando for the annual FETC Conference. I’m pleasantly pleased about the experience this year, as always. I had the GREAT honor of meeting Jeff Corwin in person. He was the keynote speaker [...]