Multi-faceted Refractions

Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny

Multi-faceted Refractions

Entries from April 16th, 2007

North Shore’s Vision for the Future

April 16th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized, teaching and learning

My Information Technology Director, Mike Peccia, and I have been asked to meet with our Head of School and the three division heads so that we can plan for the upcoming year. In preparation for this meeting, we have brainstormed many ideas and have come to the conclusion that we have to look beyond next [...]

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I Am Fortunate

April 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · Uncategorized

At North Shore, I am fortunate to work with division heads and teachers who trust my word and enthusiasm. So much so that I have been asked to plan a two day “retreat” with the administrators to do a hands on workshop with them to teach them about web 2.0 technologies and I was [...]

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Today (Thursday) Was A Great Day

April 12th, 2007 · 1 Comment · teaching and learning

I am often asked by my daughter what exactly do I do during the course of a day at school, since I only teach one class. Today was one of those days when I got to experience the fruits of all of the hard work that I have done this year, laying the groundwork for [...]

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The Frustrations and Exhilaration of my Virtual Presentation

April 10th, 2007 · 2 Comments · teaching and learning

Yesterday, I had the opportunity present to Sheryl Nussbaum-Beach’s pre-service class at the College of William and Mary. At the conclusion, I was both frustrated and exhilarated. I was frustrated by the number of problems and issues that I experienced while using Elluminate. Some of the problems were due to my lack of understanding of [...]

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Coming back from Hiatus

April 8th, 2007 · No Comments · Uncategorized

A little more than two weeks ago, when I was looking forward to breaking away from the hectic routine of school and settle into the relaxed routine of an extended break, I anticipated being able to catch up with projects, spending time blogging, and wrapping up and reporting on many of the projects which were [...]

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