Apace of Change

Last Sunday’s Washington Post ran an article I’m surprised more bloggers haven’t jumped on yet.   In her piece, “We’re Teaching Books That Don’t Stack Up”, English teacher Nancy Schnog laments the disconnect between her students and the classics of Western literature she is required to teach.  She cites a recent NEA survey that indicates that [...]

I’ve been actively involved on Twitter for almost a year now, and I have a lot to thank it for.  I’ve been introduced to some fantastic folks via Twitter, some of whom have even made guest appearances in my classes.  I’ve developed a PLN around Twitter that has heavily informed not only how I use [...]

Christian Long’s summer vacation is off to a bang with the development of the first meme of the season, in which he asks:
What was the “worst job” you ever had that ironically helped prepare you to one day become an educator?
I’ve been extremely fortunate in that I’ve never had any terrible jobs, but for the [...]

The “Ain’t Misbehavin’” series returns soon. I just needed to get this off my chest.
Remember a few months ago I developed a wiki for one of the departments at my school? I updated the “Article of the Month” section over the weekend and sent the department an email yesterday to let them know [...]

When it comes to wikis (my first real foray into the read/write Web, they hold a special place in my heart dontcha know), I’m usually thinking in terms of classroom models; however, I recently had the chance to create a wiki for special ed department members members of my school’s Special Education department. I [...]