A story coming out of Orlando, Florida today outlines with broad strokes how Middle School teacher, Kasey Goodin, was suspended for her recent creative use of duct tape in the classroom. Here is the actual lead for that story: A middle school teacher accused of using duct tape to bind a student to his desk …
Category Archive: Teaching
Dec
22
Because: The New Magic Word
. . .but still not as magical as the “P” word (no not “please”, the other one). We’re in the middle of a unit on persuasion right now. I love this unit because it’s so rich–it’s a great topic from which to teach so many cool things. Yes, students learn persuasive techniques so that they …
Oct
22
In recognition of . . .
This morning, during announcements, I learned that this week we are celebrating/recognizing: Breast Cancer Awareness National Bus Safety Week Red Ribbon Week National Chemistry Week National Forest Products Week I thought that wasn’t nearly enough. So this week I will also be celebrating on a daily basis: Today, Monday, Oct. 22: National Nut Day Tuesday …
Oct
11
New Words: From the mouths of middle schoolers
A perfect example of how language is alive and growing. I learned two new words today. Floweremabob–Noun. A word for anything you can’t think of the name of; used in place of thingamabob, used most often for things like this. As in: “Hand me that flowermabob over there.” Definitionize–Verb. To write the definition of a …
Oct
09
Powerpoint Done Right
Just a quick one tonight. Because when it comes to teaching and learning Powerpoint, I couldn’t have said it better myself:
Oct
05
What I Learned from Slideshare and Project Playlist: Shift Happens
I’m one of those kind of guys constantly thinking about growth, goals and change. You know, personal development stuff. So it’s safe to say that I have quite a few goals–some of them lofty (at least from where I’m sitting now ) These goals fall into all kinds of different categories so that hopefully, if …
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