Technology In Teaching

Will Teachers Go Extinct?

LindaS — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 14:32:00 GMT

http://seenmagazine.us/articles/article-detail/articleid/1805/will-teachers-go-extinct.aspx...(read more)

The Problem With Teaching's Staffing Today

LindaS — Sat, 14 Jan 2012 13:36:00 GMT

I've been teaching over a long time period - from 1988 to today. During that time, the employment prospects, until fairly recently (last 5 years) were pretty good. Not so today. See More...(read more)

Teacherlingo Not Working

Anonymous — Sat, 07 Jan 2012 22:30:56 GMT

…I can’t log in right now. So, I’ll be posting here. Read More......(read more)

First Day Back

LindaS — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 19:32:00 GMT

Whew! I'd forgotten how high energy teens can be. Due to our having moved the exams to before break (at first, I was unsure how it would work out, but now I think it was an inspired decision), we have 4 days before 2nd semester starts. So, I decided to...(read more)

Life After Teaching

LindaS — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 12:36:00 GMT

I'm fast approaching the end of my teaching career. I've been teaching since the late 80's, with brief detours into other jobs (corporate training, sales, network administration and database management). Mostly, I've liked the work. My only reservations...(read more)

Evaluation Time

LindaS — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 12:07:00 GMT

Got the verdict this week - I don't have to re-do the Long-Range Plan, but I do have to go through another round of observations and a Unit Work Sample (ugh!). It's really my own fault. I let loose with a cutting remark to a student READ MORE:...(read more)

Looking at the End of A Long Road

LindaS — Sat, 03 Dec 2011 13:57:00 GMT

I'm 60. I'll be 61 in March. This last year made it clear that even though I still enjoy the work, I won't be physically capable of teaching forever. This year, I had a hectic first quarter - lots of kids with IEPs, ESOL, or other issues that required...(read more)

"Does NOT Play Well With Others"

LindaS — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 21:59:00 GMT

is what my personal report card would headline. And, it's true - my LEAST favorite activities include group activities of any kind, particularly: Sharing activities - I don't want to know others' personal feelings. That's why we humans have the ability...(read more)

Opening Up a Can of Worms

LindaS — Sun, 27 Nov 2011 17:10:00 GMT

is what this article does. It lays out the problems of teachers pretty accurately; the comments are worth reading, too....(read more)

Some Thoughts That Came Up During the Thanksgiving Break

LindaS — Fri, 25 Nov 2011 21:39:00 GMT

I really need to take some "down time" more often. I've enjoyed spending time just "chillin'" with the family. I saw my sister and one of my brothers today, in addition to spending some soaking time in the whirlpool at Bally Fitness. I've been planning...(read more)

Gearing Up For The Last Push Before The Holiday

LindaS — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:43:00 GMT

It's kind of hard to get excited about going back to school this week - I'll only be there two days. And, on Monday, we have a Career Day - so classes are reduced to 30-35 minutes. I may end up finding a short video for that time, related to what we've...(read more)

Off For a Few Days, Chaos Reigns

LindaS — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 23:02:00 GMT

I stopped by the school today. I've been out for several days, because my husband had surgery this week (he's doing fine). I took advantage of the time off to get my knee looked at by the orthopedist. I stopped by to make sure that work was being done....(read more)

Tech Changes

LindaS — Fri, 18 Nov 2011 00:06:00 GMT

We've upgraded to Windows 7 at school. Worked quite well, very f ew problems. I have to say, I haven't seen any problems, and the computers start up MUCH faster. I'm off this week for a few days. The husband had surgery on his nose, and I needed to be...(read more)

Pre-Thanksgiving Thoughts

LindaS — Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:14:00 GMT

Holy Cr@p, it's less than a week away! That means Christmas Break (I REFUSE to call it Winter Break until it does NOT coincide with Christmas - who are we kidding? Of COURSE the reason for the break is Christmas) is but a few short weeks away. Which means...(read more)

Some Organizational/Class Management Things I've Been Doing Lately

LindaS — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 15:08:00 GMT

I've been struggling to get caught up from a badly painful knee (which limited my movement in class). I was out for a week, which got me behind on the grading. Fortunately, a LOVELY girl in my first period class volunteered to help with simple grading...(read more)