Union Leader Confronts Racism, written 3 days ago, For anybody who doubts that this campaign is doing something important in America, watch this white union leader, Richard Trumka of the AFL-CIO, speak about racism to his membership (and watch the reaction of the crowd). [via The Daily Dish]

NY Times Meets the Edublog, written 1 week ago, The last of my three articles for the NY Times Lesson Plans blog was posted yesterday. The deal was to write 3 or 4 pieces during September, and I managed to put three together, saying about as much as I have to say, for now at least, in that forum. Th...

We're Driving Them Insane!, written 3 hours ago, Sully has a post up telling how our detainees are being tortured to the point of insanity. They are being driven literally insane. It is sickening, embarrassing, dangerous and immoral. Let's have inauguration day moved to November 5th!Here is a snippe...

eInstruction CPS Has Arrived, written 2 weeks ago, As I have said before, I rarely write about items that come with a price tag unless it offers exceptional value to the classroom. With that in mind, my eInstruction Classroom Performance System has arrived. For those not aware of these systems, s...

A personal learning space.

There is a God in Heaven, written 6 hours ago, As the economy worsens and the news coming from the presidential race looks more grim ever day, I find myself turning inward. I'm taking stock of my emergency supplies and checking that all the food is updated and that we are stocked on batteries and ra...

Opening Up Education, written 1 week ago, Is higher education leading the way to a systemic change in education delivery? This book is available in it's entirety as an open document protected by the Creative Commons. I became aware of this collection of essays through Jean-Claude Bradley of Drexel U...

"Bawds of Euphony", written 3 days ago, Today, we had a Sophomore English: Critical Thinking sub department meeting. There are ten of us, and we take turns each meeting running through a lesson from our respective class. Hopefully, the lesson leverages our one-to-one laptop environment in ...

Instructional designer, trainer, technical writer.

Knight Drupal Initiative Application -- Submitted, written 2 weeks ago, We formally submitted our Knight Drupal Initiative application last week. We're now officially in the pipeline; when we hear anything from the Knight Foundation we'll post details here. Until then, this paragraph from our applic...

About teaching math and learning math. What is a recipe for perfect learning?

I enjoy exploring numbers, and when I find something interesting or useful, I like to share it. I also find that writing helps me crystallize my thoughts on pedagogy (how we teach) and curriculum (what we teach).

Practical Grammar: An Example for Content Teachers, written 3 weeks ago, Content Area Writing…Grammar is often a dirty word, especially among content teachers. It's not that we don't all agree that students should write in proper mechanical forms and with adequate grammatical structures, it's more...

Out Sick?, written 4 days ago, Not really. I'm playing hooky. Well, not exactly hooky.We're currently in Long Island after a week in Boston. Fantastic trip visiting friends and relatives. It really was a hard choice. Teaching sixth grade history or experiencing history by touring Paul Revere's house...

Refrain from refraining, written 3 days ago, This week's Mr. Teacher column over on education.com is titled "Yes, I am a veritable giant." It refers to an oft-repeated phrase that I hear directed my way at the school. Check it out and feel free to add your own often heard comments...I look...

Where children's senses come alive.

Surprise. KIPP suffers from the same problems as everyone else., written 5 days ago, I've been interested in the KIPP (Knowledge is Power Program) model of schools for a few years now, actually since reading Joanne Jacobs (link right) book Our School, which has a philosophy much like KIPP schools. ...

CCK08 - What can connectivism do for me?, written 3 weeks ago, I have been trying to write a post on connectivism for a week. I am new to connectivism and I am still struggling with the concept. So I am not going to write about the theoretical part. Instead, I am going to talk about why I am here. I...

New York Times Crossword Puzzle, written 1 week ago, I have to give a shout out to my cousin, Tim: he is now writing crossword puzzles for The New York Times! He even corresponds with Will Shortz- I'm so proud! Look for his latest contribution on Oct 22nd, 2008. a2a_linkname="New York Time...

Just Get Me Outta Here, written 4 days ago, The scene: Last Friday night. Brazen's asleep. She is involved in a very quasi-realistic nightmare by which she is fired from her district because she has a blog. At 1 am her cell phone begins blaring the Charlie Brown Theme Song from passenger side pillow...