July 2008 - Posts
My husband borrowed my car. I'm writing this, waiting for him to come back. It's brand new, white (a good idea in the South), and sporty. I've never had a cool car before this. I'm also waiting for my last recommendations to come in. I've added more people
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A poster on TeacherLingo ( rowlsintheclass ) has a thought-provoking question: What can you do in a classroom with technology? So far, 12 comments - go check it out! Rowls is a fairly new teacher, in an affluent community. I enjoy reading the newbies,
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Now, I'm not a fool. I know the person responsible is me (and my husband). But, when I finally caught up on sleep, I was amazed (and really, really, disappointed) to find that so much housework needed to be done. I wish I could blame a band of house-wreckers,
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I'm back from summer conferences. The house needs a major clean-up, which I started this morning. I'm working on clearing out the paper, and dealing with old correspondence that I'd set aside until after the trips. Other than that, I'm working on making
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This, to me, is exciting. This engineer is applying her craft to helping poor people in the developing world. In this article, she talks about her 7 principles for low-cost design. Share this post: Email It | Bookmark It | Digg This | Reddit | Stumble
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I'm at a workshop in Physics - I've attended each year since 2001. The gender imbalance is somewhat in favor of the males (perhaps 60-65% male), but the AAPT organization has made great efforts to search out women and minorities for the program. For the
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I'm in Edmonton, Canada, for the PTRA Training Institute. This year, we're learning about: What the research says about how students learn New ways to use video in physics classrooms Momentum Mechanics (NOT the car stuff, but Mechanics in Physics) Technology
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From the Dallas City Hall Blog: County commissioners were discussing problems with the central collections office that is used to process traffic ticket payments and handle other paperwork normally done by the JP Courts. Commissioner Kenneth Mayfield,
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I am so tired, after a long day of workshops and interactions, that my entire body aches. I made it back to the hotel, and laid down. Three hours later, I surfaced long enough to eat, and update my email/blogs/news jones. I'm going to try to stay awake
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I truly enjoyed my first day at the NSELA conference. It's a workshop-type conference, so we started by grouping into CPLCs - Conference Professional Learning Communities. As part of that, i created a wiki to document our learning . I'll be posting over
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I'm just planning the packing list for my next 2 professional development jaunts. I leave on Monday, come back Thursday night, then, 36 hours later (more or less) will be heading off for another week. Can't complain - I've been looking forward to both.
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To mix metaphors. I can see from the traffic patterns that summer doldrums have set in. Not with me, but many of the usual readers are playing hooky... [more] Share this post: Email It | Bookmark It | Digg This | Reddit | Stumble It Add to favorites:
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I've been on the road too much of this summer, so far. One graduation, 1 TI training, next week NSELA, then PTRA in Canada. As Den and I are both changing schools again (to Charlotte, NC), we've been spending what time we have clearing out our old classrooms.
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Ms. Bluebird talks about one of the most important issues for female teachers: Shoes I am a mini-expert on this aspect of teaching. I have box-shaped feet, size 9-1/2, and REALLY suffer when my shoes aren't comfortable I found a new shoe manufacturer
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