I can’t believe I haven’t posted since APRIL! What a slacker ;o) Actually, I have been swamped and every time I planned to blog, something else came up that was always labeled an emergency. So, to bring you up to date in a brief synopsis…..
* School ended well. We will be opening a new middle [...]
Whew! Been a few weeks since I have blogged. Seems like everything that could have happened has. But, we’ve been dealing with a few things in my department that I just needed to share and ask for opinions.
We are struggling with the idea of how much do we protect the students from the Internet and [...]
WOW! Remind me never to apply for 3 session at a conference again! I thought I would apply for 3 sessions in hopes that NCAECT would accept one. Surprise! The good thing was that we presented back to back to back in the same room and all on the first day.
Our best session was our [...]
Hubby brought home bad news. His plant, Pilgrims Pride, is closing in less than 60 days. Ouch! What does that mean for us? Moving to another state probably. Figures doesn’t it? I have my dream job and we are heavily involved in our church that treats us like family. Well, God only knows what He [...]
I had an aha moment this afternoon. I was speaking to one of the teachers at East Lee about East becoming a STEM school next year, when she offered one of the best analogies I have ever heard. As we were discussing how to get the teachers involved, Misty offered this:
“You have given [...]
Last week I was fortunate enough to accompany several other Lee County Schools employees to Baltimore, Maryland to visit Woodlawn Middle School. Woodlawn is a STEM school - Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. East Lee Middle is looking to become a STEM school next year.
STEM schools integrate math, science, and technology into the [...]
Not me, thank goodness, but Chloe - the Great Dane pup. She gained 20 pounds LAST MONTH! She’s now up to 71 pounds and still growing. When she stands on her hind legs, she’s as tall as I am. Okay, okay I’m only 5 feet tall, but it is a bit intimidating.
Update on Baby Bracey:
He’s [...]
I know this is an education blog, but there are times that I need to bring in my personal life. Torrey and Angela are a young couple that recently left our church and moved back home to Indiana. Wednesday, they had a beautiful baby boy. Unfortunately, there were numerous unexpected problems.
Bracey was born with a [...]
Are you a networked teacher? I had never thought of that term until I saw the Edublogs Magazine.
I loved the visual. So, how many of the connections do you make??
From the Edublogs Magazine:
Visualizing the Networked Teacher
Published by Lorelle VanFossen on 2 Feb 2008
This popular flickr image by courosa, called “The Networked Teacher”, is a [...]
My good friend, Vincent Pienaar, a 6th grade Math teacher at West Lee Middle School, won a very prestigious award. He was awarded the VIF (visiting international faculty) of the year award. This is a well deserved honor. Vincent has gone above and beyond to introduce diverse cutlures to our students.
Vincent has not only taught [...]
Cute little story (and oh so true) from Stephen’s Untold Stories. You can tell by the picture at the end of the blog of my girls which side I’m on. :o)
Anyone with a dog or cat can relate to this:
Seen on Craigslist.
The Dog’s Diary
8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!
9:30 am [...]
It’s a terrible feeling when you realize that you are getting older. Now, don’t get me wrong. I am blessed beyond belief. I have my health, a fabulous loving husband, a wonderfully supportive family, a Christ centered church family, many friends, a job I love, and material “stuff”. So, what’s my [...]
We are at the closing session of FETC. It has been a tiring, but good conference. There were great sessions and the vendor area was good.
John Kuglin
S.W.I.M.
“How William Shatner changed the world” from History Channel
Route 21 partnership for 21st century learning
IPCC - won Nobel Peace Prize with Al Gore for global warming
Lay [...]
I won a student response system! Wow! I’m soooo excited! We only have a couple of these in our county. I will definitely put it to good use!
Until I land from the clouds I’m floating on ~ Danita
Flickr
Cross Curricular and Across the K-12 World with Google Earth with Cindy Lane
Lane.cindy@gmail.com
www.googleearthgoods.pbwiki.com
Langwitches notes from same session - GREAT notes!
password for wiki is Cindylane
thanks to Kathy for ustreaming the session
most in audience know a bit about Google Earth
geogreeting.com
create spelling words
can find and graph words from all over world
shows letters on world map
good for elementary school
Math
instant [...]
Creating the Integrated Classroom by Cathie Chapman
Great Resource List
1 to 3 mobile laptops
things to think about:
equipment
teaching basics to the students
developing a routine
classroom arrangement
managing hardware
lesson planning
creating a support system
what you need:
laptops
power strips
projectors
internet access
software
headphones & microphones
digital and video cameras
digital presenter - document camera
the basics
create procedures
emphasize proper use
get the students’ attention
give lesson instruction before turning ON the [...]
Whew! I’m in day 3 of the FETC conference. I have learned a lot, but the absolutely coolest thing was meeting face to face (F2F) with some of my twitter friends. If you haven’t read my blog before, Twitter is a social networking site that allows you to update yourself/your activities in [...]
Delivering Technology Training in a Manner that Works! by Marty Bowe
hold professional developments on Saturday
how do you get people there on a Saturday?
offer prizes and pay
started with giving away computers for home use - then running out of money so now giving away 1Gb flash drive
any employee can come to the pd - [...]
Who can make a video in 10 minutes? You can! by Rushton Hurley
I have found the secret to having a full house for a presentation - add to the bottom of the description “This session fills up fast - come early!”
Non-profit Next vista for learning
Video will get student’s attention
use video as a tool
you can [...]
CSI with Adriane R Peters
adrianerpeters@mac.com
www.moore.leon.k12.fl.us
all handouts and presentation is on the site
wanted to get secondary teachers involved
had to do something inviting to get teachers to come
wanted PD to look interesting and not what it normally looks like
the strategies
creativity
planning
funding sources
implementation
evaluation
fun!
teacher achievement just like we work on student achievement
Creativity
use Title 2D funds to purchase digital microscops
Planning
Master Technology [...]
Stem Stuff with Bonnie Bracey Sutton
George Lucas Foundation
Super computing initiative pays people to go to conferences to learn about technology
Underachievement grant - Jack Kent Cooke Foundation
Real Life STEM - is reading about the real technology and science - cell phones, computers
NASA will pay teachers to study science
Thornberg Center
all the links are here
will be up within [...]
Here I am in Orlando, Florida for the Florida Education Technology Conference. I am so excited! I have been looking forward to this for months! Other technology educators in my personal learning network have said that this conference is better than the National conference that I went to during the summer. [...]
Many congrats go out to my friend, Kim Collazo for winning a NCAECT grant for 12 digital cameras and 2 video cameras for her classroom! I am very excited for her and her students. I can’t wait to see what the kids do with these tools. Kim is a leader in technology [...]
A couple of summer ago, hubby and I visited his parents in Atlanta and we took our friends from South Africa. While we were there, we visited CNN. Great tour! One of the best parts was when I was able to try my luck at being a news anchor. Okay, so it [...]
Wow! It’s been over a month since I’ve blogged (thanks to Kim C for reminding me ). I have 100’s of excuses, but I’ll share the 2 most relevant - NC Wise training and Wii.
Yep, hubby got a Wii for Christmas and we haven’t stopped playing since he opened the box. [...]
