Their was an interesting article in Time I read recently. It stated that many schools are beginning to think that paying teachers merit pay will make them better teachers. Schools are going to reward good teachers and in my opinion punish the teachers that are not living up to their standards. In the article it [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on February 28, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Professional Development Question
Posted in Uncategorized on February 14, 2008 | 2 Comments »
An interesting comment was made today and I would like to get some feedback on what some technology professional development experts think. Does professional development need to be done in an organized meeting with a presenter and participants or can it take on other forms? In order for something to be considered ”real” professional development are there [...]
A comparison
Posted in Uncategorized on February 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I used to be one of those people who said “teachers have it easy, they get all those vacations and the summers off”. Then I became one and I wonder when is it going to be easy? Being a career changer I can see such differences in the corporate world and the world of education. [...]
A single step
Posted in Uncategorized on January 30, 2008 | 3 Comments »
As I sit at my computer I am thinking what would I like my post to be about this week. I could talk about a host of things however all intelligent thoughts are somewhat non existent. To gain inspiration I looked at week three PowerPoint presentation. I am now more confused then ever. There are [...]
Another Passing Thought
Posted in Uncategorized on January 24, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I have to say with all the talk of Smart boards in the classroom I am getting quite jealous. In my school we have one which is shared by all grade levels as well as with technology classes that are taught where the Smart board is housed. However, now with all this talk of the [...]
Just a passing thought
Posted in Uncategorized on January 16, 2008 | 4 Comments »
I was having a conversation with some co-workers today regarding why some teachers are so reluctant to using technology in their classrooms. I told them I believed that many teachers are reluctant to use technology because they themselves are afraid of technology. Many veteran teachers are hesitant because for many of them they have never [...]
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Posted in Uncategorized on January 11, 2008 | 3 Comments »
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