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OK, you know when you get a new puppy and you love it and you couldn't live without it and then you find out it has hip dysplasia?   That's a little of what my relationship is like with my new ...

I learned a version of this activity from Erick Gordon this summer at the UCI institute. Basically, it's a get-to-know activity where the students get to learn a little about me and then learn a little about each other. ...

So, in a move reminiscent of a 12-year old girl caught up in the riot mentality of rumors, I believed the whisper I heard about not getting my Whiteboard for 2 months.  But I tell you now: it was false, ...

So, I had my online training.  I met the Whiteboard sales guy in my classroom to discuss where the board is to be mounted.  I talked with my principal to develop an interactive whiteboard presentation during our first staff development ...

You know, sometimes I wonder if I'm not a huge pain in the ass to present for, especially if I love what's going on.  I'm one of those audience members who has to verbally digest and implement what I am ...

An (aspiring) Educator is hosting this week's Carnival of Education #178.  I've tweaked my How to Take Control of Your Teaching list and although it's still in an evolving state, you can read it here.  Enjoy the Carnival and the ...

Remember Rich Hall in HBOs 1980s comedy, Not Necessary the News?  He created sniglets, words that should have been in the dictionary, but weren't.  For example: Foodgitives: The food on one side of a TV dinner tray that escapes to the other side. ...

In today's Joanne Jacobs article, Computers Don't Boots Poor Kids' Grades," I commented that they may not boost them now, but as we all know, our mission as educators is not just to increase test scores, but also to create ...

The Pre-First Step in How to Take Control of Your Teaching is actively seeking out the right school for you. GOAL: To love where you work and enjoy what you are doing   Too many teachers are miserable. Some of that can be ...

Today I found myself staring red-eared-angry at a survey from my school's Discipline Committee asking teachers what they believed to be the Top 5 crimes committed on campus and the varying degrees that they needed to be dealt with.  On ...