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Iowa Teacher Evaluations Tied To State Tests? My Beef With This and Why

Sunday morning I started my day with a cup of coffee and the Sunday edition of the QC Times. It was not long before I came to an article that…Read more

A moment at home in regards to my Tech Savvy Students

Tonight my son was playing on an app on my iPad when he shouts from the other room, “Dad, you have a message from Facebook.” I asked him how he…Read more

Are Students Really Tech Savvy? I don’t think so because….

I see time and time again expamples in my classroom where students are not able to perform very simple functions with technology(yes, I take the time to stop and teach…Read more

Blog Transition Day – More For Your Pleasure

This is my, “Oh crap, I have school today face!” Today starts my first day back to school for teacher in service. This is going to prove to be a…Read more

A Story About How An Email From Borders and Amazon Lead Me To Thinking About Education

The other day I received the email that I am sure many of you also received from Borders about them closing up for good and thanking us for being customers…Read more

Plugged back in and time to refocus

First time on the computer since Thursday. Playing single dad(wife had a weekend with the girls in Chicago) really makes one appreciate the few moments you get to yourself when…Read more

Summertime = Not Caring

I love summer because I no longer care about time, deadlines, stress, and all the above. Yes, I have so many things I want to get done, but just don’t…Read more

Today is the Last Day of School

We did it. We survived yet another year. I had some great things happen this year. My students accomplished some amazing things both in my classroom and outside the classroom….Read more

Story from Paulo Coelho blog and my reflections

http://paulocoelhoblog.com/2011/04/26/20-sec-reading-the-asylum/ A story by Kahlil Gibran I was strolling in the gardens of an insane asylum when I met a young man who was reading a philosophy book. His behavior…Read more

Why We Need to Raise The Expectations in the Classroom

Some basic brain research to support what I keep preaching in class about your Google Presentations. This research comes from John Medina in his book, Brain Rules Rule #4: We…Read more