Technology integration into the classroom now and into the future
Technology integration into the classroom now and into the future #BringItOn” I was standing outside the middle school talking with the technology guy for both the middle school and the high school a while back. Really great guy, a family man, well respected for his work with the school district. We were discussing the issue of Bringing Your Own Devices (BOD) to school, and how that would affect, not just the lives of the students, but his IT department, and all the teachers at both schools. While I am tremendously happy for our district, I also understand the challenges we face with technology. New Technology and Education New technology creates volumes of work for those in IT,…
Lectures in the field
Today I taught a lesson from a compilation of about 500 images that were taken using a cell phone during a self-help housing project back in 2011. I took those images over a six month period. The compilation was showing the process of building a house from the ground up. Below are a few images of the outside of the house showing the levels or steps of the construction phases.The classes I taught today consisted of students from the woodwork and construction classes, so the compilation was very appropriate for study. I was able to present material and connect with all the learning levels from 9th through 12th…
A Beautiful Distraction
A Beautiful Distraction Teaching-learning. How do you teach someone to learn? It’s a beautiful distraction. Learning to teach isn’t quite the same when you realize you have to train others on what you’ve just learned. You must offer the simplest and traditional training first. It is here, that you make the decision of what not to do as well. A Vision of Dance. It’s a Beautiful Distraction. New approaches are only incorporated when you understand that some change or actions can work, and work well. New approaches should be looked at, as beautiful distractions. But, not everyone will adapt to new approaches, or accept outside assistance. Some will fight off change…
Making The Grade – It’s Crunch Time!
Making The Grade – It’s Crunch Time! Making the Grade – It’s Crunch Time! Anyone who has spent much time at all in education might understand the term Death-Bed Repentance. I had another teacher spell that statement out for me this week as we were trying to motivate our one shared student to get his work done. Death-bed repentance, or simply stated: – those last minute adjustments to assignments -picking up on any late work -actually showing up to class instead of just leaving your recorder there -cramming information into our brains for quick purging Loans and scholarships are all on the line now, and for a fraction of the time,…
Hiring a doormat doesn’t come without pitfalls
Hiring a doormat doesn’t come without pitfalls I debated on writing this one. It gets a little rough in places, and I really don’t like rough opinions. But after talking with an old friend the other day, he convinced me to do it – for him. It is always hard to watch others suffer un-needlessly. To my friend who is feeling the burn, this one is for you. Employees are becoming more concerned about being victimized for being themselves, not just for the way they are doing their jobs. It’s a two headed dragon! I wonder if doormats are a new phenomenon created by our business culture, or if they…
