Today we assembled as a faculty to kick-off the 2008-2009 academic year. This is an exciting day, especially for those of us who work most of the year, as old faculty return with tales of adventures from the previous ten weeks and we welcome in the new members of the teaching community at school.
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Entries from August 25th, 2008
Competing for Attention
August 25th, 2008 · 1 Comment · 1:1, 21st Century Learning, Staff Development, teaching and learning
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Innovation and my Google Teacher Academy Application
August 24th, 2008 · 5 Comments · teaching and learning
This morning, I submitted my Google Teacher Academy application. The application process was fairly straight forward, with the exception of the need to create a one minute video on one of the following topics, either Motivation and Learning or Classroom Innovation.
This was the daunting part of the task, especially since I on August 11th, which [...]
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Riding the Wave
August 23rd, 2008 · 1 Comment · teaching and learning
It has been six weeks since I have posted my last reflective post. During those six weeks, I have attended NECC, the Laptop Institute at the Laussanne Collegiate School in Memphis, and a workshop given by Darren Kuropatwa at the Mary Institute and St. Louis Country Day School. At the end of these travels, I [...]
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