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My Teachers
Today marks the last day of the annual Teacher Appreciation Week for 2012, and I would be remiss if I didn’t post something about it. Instead of you reading a general editorial on the importance of teachers or how “teaching is the most important job on the planet”, I figure I’d just share some stories … Continue reading
Save the Date: CSI 2012
Curriculum Summer Institute (CSI) 2012 has been scheduled for August 13-16, 2012. This year we’ll be focusing on the new CC/ES standards and the event will be held at DH Conley High School. An exciting new addition this year will be general session keynote speakers. Currently confirmed speakers are: Curtis Linton, Author and Vice-President of … Continue reading
January 17 Professional Development Day
Welcome to our January 17, 2012 PD Day! If you’ve gotten to this page you are exactly where you need to be. 6-12 teachers should be accessing this during the AM and PM sessions and K-5 teachers are accessing it during the PM session only. Our focus today is in helping you get a deeper … Continue reading
Be Thankful for a Teacher (and a Vet)
Recently I received an email from my Aunt who lives in Arizona. She likes to forward those emails that everyone gets, but one caught my eye and, upon further investigation, it actually appears to be true. Below is a copy of the email she sent: Back in September of 2005, on the first day of … Continue reading
Defining “Student Engagement”
Cross-Posted on Tar River Educator Recently I read an interesting article from NASSP entittled “Recognizing Rigorous and Engaging Teaching and Learning”. The article made the following statement: “What would an observer expect to see in an engaging classroom? How does an administrator know when teachers and students are performing at a rigorous level? Having clear … Continue reading
The Worst Teacher You Ever Had
I’m not sure how many people use Plinky or even know what it is, but last year they had an interesting prompt. Plinky is a website offering writing prompts to help people, well, write stuff. This particular prompt was “Describe the worst teacher you ever had.” I was rather depressed and discouraged this was even … Continue reading
Acting As Professionals
I’ve had this blog post sitting on my desktop for quite some time with a reminder to share it. Can I just say I think that she hits the nail on the head with this one! Teachers Need to Act Like Teachers from Successful Teaching In Middle School Drama from Happy Chyck Wonders by HappyChyck, … Continue reading
