Apace of Change

Oh yes, it can be done, and over my bereavement leave, a few teachers at my school did just that (boy, you take one week off…).
I teach an interdisciplinary course called Multicultural Studies. More accurately, I co-teach with a Social Studies teacher. It’s one of my all-career favorite courses to have taught, due [...]

Whether you left a comment or sent positive thoughts my way this past week, I thank you from the bottom of my heart.   This week has seen the start of a process of grieving and healing that will likely take a very long time, but the journey of a thousand miles, etc. etc.
Your kind thoughts [...]

This feels so bizarre to be posting on my blog, but here goes. We had a very unexpected death in the family this past week, and I doubt I’ll be around to post much over the next week.
Whether or not you believe in a higher power or supreme being, any positive energy or kind [...]

Terry Freedman is conducting a survey of teachers who are currently implementing “Web 2.0″ projects in their classes: wikis, blogs, podcasts, social networking, etc. (I contributed the wiki my sophomores just started building). If you’re interested in taking the survey, here’s the link.

Many moons ago, Todd asked, “How Was It For You?” Since he started about a week ahead of me, I couldn’t respond at the moment, but in the spirit of reflective teaching, I’ll now answer the same questions he asked himself.
What went well? Did you do anything this year that you keep telling [...]