Viewing: Educational Policy
My new Interactive Whiteboard: Part I
Is the tale of the recent surge of Interactive Whiteboards a grade-B horror flick or a Cinderella story? Are they the villain or the belle of the ball? They’ve begun creeping into trendsetting classrooms, taking over precious wall space and
Jack Black and Summarization?
Hey Tweenteacher readers! I’m getting back into the swing of things after an almost three week break following my intensive month of writing with the UCI Writers Project and an isolated cabin stay with the in-laws in Greer, Arizona. My
Welcome to TweenTeacher.com
Welcome to my website. Here I will be discussing the latest news in education, curriculum design, a smattering of educational policy, and most importantly, how to more deeply enjoy this crazy and difficult calling of ours. For if you don’t
The Carnival of Education Just Rolled Into Town – #180
The Carnival of Education #180 is hosted this week by SteveSpangler.com. Check out my entry if you haven’t already, and enjoy the parade!
Sheridan Blau at the UCIWP
OK, normally, I would reflect on one of the presenters at the UCIWP with my own spin-off thoughts and musings. Not so today. Here are some Golden Lines from today’s presentation with Sheridan Blau, award-winning educator, past president of NCTE,
The Carnival is in Town – #179, that is
The Carnival of Education has rolled on in and my article, “Collaboration…Blocked By A Firewall Near You” is an active participant this week. Thank you to Schiess Weekly for the inclusion. Enjoy!
Joanne Jacobs comment:”Stop facilitating and start teaching”
The Seattle Post-Intelligencer posts a not-so-intelligent take on teacher vs. student-directed classrooms.
Collaboration…Blocked by a Firewall Near You
I just saw Doug Fisher's presentation on ELL students in the Language Arts classroom. I got me reflective on tech's role in collaboration in the classroom.
Too Metacognitive to Think Properly
Today my colleague and I were almost hit by a car while we talking about thinking with clarity. Sigh.
NCLB? How ’bout B-studentsLB
NCLB might be losing the highest students, but it is also causing the loss of the middle-of-the-line student's electives.
Twitter update
Thanks to the encouragement of my friend, David Cohen, I’ve joined the small and mighty Twitter nation. I can’t say I fully understand how to use it to its full advantage as of yet. But I’m willing to give it
This Totally Beats the “#1 Teacher” Mug
I received a note from an old student of mine. I wanted to share it with you. May you all get such a moment in your careers to see the influence you once had on someone.
It’s the End of The Internet as we Know It (and I feel…)
Is the Internet as we know it really coming to an end in 2012? Well, not if Google and the porn industry have anything to say about it.
An Honors Student Does Not a Critical-Thinker Necessarily Make
An honors student does not always a critical thinker make.
The Carnival #174 has Arrived!
The Carnival of Education #174 has arrived and tweenteacher has once again been invited to the party.
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