The first day of school has come and passed.  No major issues or glitches. And the   issues we did have were ones we were warned about.  I have some classes with 6 kids and some with 35, these will be balanced out in the next week.  We are playing this week as a pure orientation [...]

My school has a subscription to United Streaming, which I signed up for.  They changed the site.  And I needed to logon tonight to get some ideas for my homework and lesson plans this week.  I can’t figure out how to search.  Is it just me or is everyone having problems with it?  If you have acess to United Streaming, log on and let me know ...

For those of you interested, here is how I’ve set my new class up so far. Any thoughts? My Class - Upload a Document to Scribd Read this document on Scribd: My Class

Today was the first day I’ve been able to get into my new classroom.  The new school will open next Wednesday with kids filling the seats; however, parts of the school are STILL under construction.  The contractor is 2 years late as it is. Perhaps not all his fault, but this is getting ridiculous.  Floors [...]

The beginning of each school year–whether it be k-12 or post-secondary, since my teaching activities touch both worlds–is always a reflective time for me. I think what I can do to improve my own instruction and, hopefully, the ability of my post-secondary students to expand and improve their instructional activities in preparation for ...

The next week will be an interesting one.  It’s the week before a new school year, at a new school, with almost all new people I’m working with, a new AP, a new classroom, a new…everything. What should a teacher in this situation be doing?  Planning…preparing the classroom…reading…writing syllabi…decorating bulletin boards… What is ...

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BTSA!!! YUCK!  Yes, I’m typing up my LAST assignment for BTSA and as I’m writing a reflection on an assignment that was done some time ago, I am feeling great about my teaching abilities. Sure, I’m lazy, I don’t love planning; but, when I shine, I SHINE.  I thought I’d cut and paste something I [...]

I’m excited to report a 1.3 pound weight loss this week.  I’m sure it could have been better, but I didn’t go to the gym.  I was so zapped after school everyday and I just wasn’t interested and thought I didn’t have the energy to do it.  But this week, that has got to change.  And somewhere in the middle of last week, ...

Lately I’ve been reading LOTS of very negative posts and comments about teaching and kids in general.  This is very sad, very disheartening, and flat out frustrating.  As an educator, part of my job is to not blame but figure out ways of affecting change.  This morning I read what just might be one of [...]