No outright positive reinforcement?
Just read this in an article over at MiddleSchoolWeb: ”Most people who do professional development these days tell you not to give outright positive feedback.” Really? I guess I’m at all the wrong PD conferences, or follow the wrong tweeps. Not only have I not heard this, but I completely disagree. Leaving aside the parsing [...]
Playlist from Morning Meeting 9/21/12
One of my duties at school is to provide music, run sound and lights, mics, etc., for our Middle School morning meetings. This morning’s playlist: Going Under — Evanescence More Than a Feeling — Boston London Calling — The Clash Billie Jean — Michael Jackson Don’t Stop Believing — Journey
Blogging thoughts
My problem is I have too many interests. Even professionally. At school I teach 6th grade technology which includes Scratch and LEGO robotics, beginning programming using GameMaker, Digital Multimedia using CS 5.5, and US history. And I coach our FLL robotics team. Outside of school… my great passion is blues guitar (see my About page). [...]
Welcome to my new blog
I just made the switch from Drupal to WordPress. If you’re interested, you can see my Drupal blog here. I haven’t figured out a way to move the content over, and there may not be an easy way to do it. Why did I switch? Not an easy decision. I’ve been a Drupal fan since [...]