Archive for May, 2007

Virtual Games

Thursday, May 24th, 2007

I am so excited! All the paperwork has been completed and the teachers have all signed their contracts for our workshop this summer. Dr. Len Annetta from NC State University is coming to Lee County to work with our middle school teachers on making educational virtual video games. Have I said [...]

Extra Pay

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Bet that got your attention, didn’t it? Wouldn’t we all like to earn a bit extra. Well, the blogger from LEARN Me Good has designed the perfect pay plan. I vote we toss out testing bonuses and go with this salary schedule:
Sign us on at some base salary — let’s say [...]

Breathing Easier

Sunday, May 20th, 2007

Okay, I might be a wimp, but I decided I couldn’t handle both my classes and swim in the pool work full-time all summer. So, I bit the bullet and dropped one of the classes and will take it next summer term. The professor of the class I dropped very graciously is allowing [...]

What was I thinking??

Monday, May 14th, 2007

Tomorrow I switch hats and become a student again. I begin my ITF certification classes. One way to jump right into the river with both feet is to take 2 classes at a time - what was I thinking??
My mom and step-dad are coming down Saturday to spend 10 days with us. [...]

My Wiki Web Wart

Friday, May 4th, 2007

Recently, I have been working with my former teaching partner’s students on making wikis. These students are extremely bright and only needed a starting point and off they went. While we were working one day, Cynthia wrote a poem concerning her dilemmas with wikis. She agreed to allow me to share:
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