Diary of a Public School Teacherhttp://teacherlingo.com/blogs/diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1/atom.aspxCommunity Server2012-06-05T19:01:33Zhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=694618&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/top-5-popular-posts-of-july-2012/2012-08-01T00:09:31Z2012-08-01T00:09:31ZJeopardy and Photopeach:Beginning of the Year Activities! I got this idea from the facilitator of a workshop I participated in last week. This is how she started the class, different categories of course, and I thought it was so cool! I asked her for...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=694618&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/31/top-5-popular-posts-of-july-2012/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=694618" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=694619&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/boring-lessons-revamp-with-videos/2012-07-27T00:37:15Z2012-07-27T00:37:15Z(Updated blog post) I wanted to spice up my lesson on fact and opinion, but I wanted to make sure I was in the upper echelon of Bloom’s Taxonomy. At this point in their schooliverse, my students are well versed in writing F and O on a worksheet. Not because...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=694619&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/26/boring-lessons-revamp-with-videos/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=694619" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=692562&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/burned-out-please-reignite-the-flame-or-get-out-the-kitchen/2012-07-24T18:20:00Z2012-07-24T18:20:00ZUsually what happens on Linkedin, stays on Linkedin, but this discussion topic warranted a post. A teacher started a discussion regarding 50+ educators and survival tips. Many, many 50+ educators responded with wonderful, positive, ideas and comments...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=692562&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/24/burned-out-please-reignite-the-flame-or-get-out-the-kitchen/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=692562" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=692563&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/jeopardy-and-photopeachbeginning-of-the-year-activities/2012-07-20T22:51:05Z2012-07-20T22:51:05ZTwo ideas to jumpstart the beginning of the year! Pleasantville 2012-2013 Year Begins! – Jeopardy I got this idea from the facilitator of a workshop I participated in last week. This is how she started the class, different categories of course, and I...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=692563&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/20/jeopardy-and-photopeachbeginning-of-the-year-activities/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=692563" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=691252&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/stereotyping-stifles-students-new-post-on-blogger/2012-07-16T22:50:54Z2012-07-16T22:50:54ZWe all do it. We might not be conscious of it all the time, but we do it. Whether it is race, gender, nationality, religion, etc…, we stereotype. Stereotyping in general is a bad thing, but when it is done in our classrooms, we are committing a grave...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=691252&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/16/stereotyping-stifles-students-new-post-on-blogger/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=691252" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=690051&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/the-teacher-in-meits-so-hard-to-turn-it-offnew-post-on-blogger/2012-07-11T20:50:57Z2012-07-11T20:50:57ZThe “Teacher In Me”:It’s So hard to Turn It Off! Ever get in your “teacher mode” even though you are “off duty’? Filed under: Uncategorized Read More......(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=690051&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/11/the-teacher-in-meits-so-hard-to-turn-it-offnew-post-on-blogger/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=690051" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=689217&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/21st-century-engagement-with-skype-in-the-classroom/2012-07-08T19:32:55Z2012-07-08T19:32:55Z21st Century Engagement with Skype in the Classroom!(My guest post on FreeTech4Teachers)freetech4teachers.com/2012/07/21st-c… — Lisa M. (@BriteEyes49) July 8, 2012 Filed under: Blogging about Education, Education Blog, Elementary Education Blog, Integrating...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=689217&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/08/21st-century-engagement-with-skype-in-the-classroom/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=689217" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=690741&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/diary-of-a-public-school-teacher-has-a-new-home/2012-07-05T15:03:38Z2012-07-05T15:03:38ZDiary of a Public School Teacher has moved to Blogger! http://oldschoolteach.blogspot.com/ Please follow me to my new home. but feel free to continue to visit, I’m not moving all of my old blog posts! Filed under: Blogging about Education, Education Blog,...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=690741&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/07/05/diary-of-a-public-school-teacher-has-a-new-home/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=690741" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=680905&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/two-new-posts-on-diary-of-a-public-school-teacher-on-blogger/2012-06-18T01:16:10Z2012-06-18T01:16:10ZPlease subscribe and/or follow on Blogger! Race from the Axe - Youtube satire about teacher evaluations I Have to Stop Reading Diane Ravitch’s Blog!- Find out why! Filed under: Uncategorized Read More......(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=680905&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/17/two-new-posts-on-diary-of-a-public-school-teacher-on-blogger/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=680905" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=679972&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/moving-to-blogger/2012-06-16T23:10:31Z2012-06-16T23:10:31ZSorry to say I will be moving “Diary of a Public School Teacher” to Blogger. I love WordPress, but I also love embedding videos and using plugins, and I can do that on Blogger. I will leave this blog in place, but will start all new posts on Blogger!...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=679972&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/moving-to-blogger/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=679972" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=679973&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/101-web-20-tools-for-teachers/2012-06-16T03:25:39Z2012-06-16T03:25:39Z101 Web 2.0 Tools for Teachers That You Should Know About View more PowerPoint from GoEdOnline Filed under: Integrating Technology in the Classroom, Teacher Resources Tagged: tech tools edtech tools, Web 2.0, Web 2.0 tools, web 2.0 tools in the classroo...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=679973&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/16/101-web-20-tools-for-teachers/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=679973" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=677992&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/and-im-off-summer-vacation/2012-06-13T00:19:58Z2012-06-13T00:19:58ZToday was the last day for the 2011 – 2012 school year! Yeah! Boo! As always, it was bittersweet. I will miss this group, their laughter, creativity,and goodwill. I won’t miss all the testing, micromanaging, etc…, although I know it awaits me in the near...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=677992&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/12/and-im-off-summer-vacation/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=677992" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=677993&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/tweet-arne-duncan/2012-06-11T22:15:14Z2012-06-11T22:15:14ZFiled under: Blogging about Education, Education Blog, Education Issues Tagged: Arne Duncan, Tweet Arne Duncan, Twitter for Teachers Read More......(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=677993&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/11/tweet-arne-duncan/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=677993" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=677994&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/merit-pay-for-teachers-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-bribe/2012-06-10T01:43:23Z2012-06-10T01:43:23ZAnd you know they would! Merit pay, how realistic is it that our pay could actually be tied to test scores? Very realistic! What is merit pay? Noun :extra pay awarded to an employee on the basis of merit (especially to school teachers) What “think tank”...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=677994&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/09/merit-pay-for-teachers-we-dont-need-no-stinkin-bribe/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=677994" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspxhttp://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=674903&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/does-size-matter/2012-06-05T23:01:33Z2012-06-05T23:01:33ZYes, it does, at least when it comes to class size. Recently Governor Romney visited Pennsylvania and made the remark, “a think tank type group went and looked at South Korea and Singapore and around the United States and said, gosh, in the schools the...(<a href="http://teacherlingo.com/Utility/Track.aspx?a=diary_of_a_public_school_teacher1&p=674903&u=http://oldschoolteach.wordpress.com/2012/06/05/does-size-matter/">read more</a>)<img src="http://teacherlingo.com/aggbug.aspx?PostID=674903" width="1" height="1">Anonymoushttp://teacherlingo.com/members/Anonymous.aspx