Reflections on Teaching

Dan Myer points to this GREAT post from Kathy Sierra on the theme of mediocre to kick-ass. Can I express my deep regret that I did not discover Ms. Sierra until she quit blogging after some very public cyber-harrassment and threats?
Here is my reflection on this…
One thing I’ve noticed about podcasting is that you can [...]

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Reading this…
Chalk up my second tongue-clucking parent meeting of the year. A mother wanted to know why her student was failing. Quite simple really: he didn’t turn in any homework, or produce any homework when I checked it at the students’ desks, as I am known to often do. He is [...]

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As many of you have already heard In Practice, the blog that I participate in, is a finalist for best group blog in the Edublog awards. I have to say that some of the company we are paired with is rather heady, and impressive.
If you are so inclined to vote for In Practice, or one [...]

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the why of it all: that creepy feeling This is a post that started Ken Rodoff reflecting on transparency and identity after he questioned the race and sex of an anonymous blogger and was handed his butt on a plate when she called him on calling her. In the comments, Taylor (a teacher who blogs [...]

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Derek Powazek – If It Bleeds, It Leads via James Farmer at incsub.org, a non-edublogger muses on how his traffic spiked when he wrote what he describes as “half-cocked punditry” as opposed to other posts that were storytelling and helpful essays. James sends up a hear-hear, and since their they both share a prior experience [...]

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Kevin’s Meandering Mind » Blog Archive » In Support of the Writers …
Kevin asks for solidarity with striking writers this post includes a great YouTube from the writers at The Daily Show which explains the writers case for those of you wondering why this is happening.

Marketplace: What about the teachers?
Sandra Tsing Loh, a striking Hollywood [...]

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Oh, yeah I remember…
via Miz Mercer’s Microblog on 11/20/07
I have come to one conclusion about teaching a movie making project. When this last project was underway, I don’t think I did a great job of checking in with student groups. For the ones I did this with, I think I was able tor point [...]

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at Alice’s Restaurant, so check out this interview with Larry Ferlazzo. I talked to him about how he gets support for his projects like computers for his students’ families (along with free internet service). Very thoughtful, very informative, with lots of ideas about building face to face relationships to leverage support for your program.

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