Multi-faceted Refractions

Thoughts and Reflections from Vinnie Vrotny

Multi-faceted Refractions

Entries from January 28th, 2008

Election Day 2008 – Planning for the Fall

January 28th, 2008 · 4 Comments · teaching and learning

In Illinois, it is hard to get away from politics. Tonight was President Bush’s final State of the Union address and in eight days, on February 5th, I will be participating in the primary during Super Tuesday. It is hard not to think about the upcoming campaign.
During my weekly planning meeting with our Lower School [...]

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EduCon – A Great Conference I Need to Attend

January 27th, 2008 · 3 Comments · teaching and learning

When Chris Lehmann first announced the dates of EduCon last summer, I was disappointed by the fact that I would not be able to attend, since there were already two other activities that were on my calendar, the first was to accompany and coach our High School Science Olympiad team at the first event of [...]

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Multi-faceted Refractions – The Greatest Hits

January 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · teaching and learning

Since I was on hiatus from blogging, I missed the 1st anniversary of my committing the the process of blogging. It has been an interesting journey.  Developing my inner voice has taken time to allow the style and rhythm to emerge. Like all creative artists, it is nice to look back and assemble a set [...]

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The Importance of Sharing Our Passions

January 3rd, 2008 · 4 Comments · baseball, teaching and learning

When someone asks me, “Why do you waste your time blogging? How do you know if anyone is reading what you are writing and if they really care?”, I was not sure that I always have a great answer. I know that the process of writing provides an opportunity for me to reflect and forge [...]

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Looking Forward by Looking Back

January 1st, 2008 · No Comments · teaching and learning

Personally, for me, 2007 was a year full of professional and personal growth. I could not imagine today that I would have had the successes (and failures) that I did during the year. Just from sheer numbers, 115 post over the year meant that that on average, I wrote something once every three days. Even [...]

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