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Category Archives: Reflection
How I Found a Job: Episode 4 ~ Tales from the Road
While applying for a teaching job a few years ago, I posted a few notes on Facebook about the experience. I wrote them in an attempt to keep my sanity and sense of humor while facing a series of setbacks. … Continue reading
Posted in How I Found a Job, Reflection
Tagged education, Human Resources, Humor, Job Hunt
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How I Found a Job: Epsode 3 ~ Advice from Mom
While applying for a teaching job a few years ago, I posted a few notes on Facebook about the experience. I wrote them in an attempt to keep my sanity and sense of humor while facing a series of setbacks. … Continue reading
How I Found a Job: Episode 2 “A Highly Qualified Applicant”
While applying for a teaching job a few years ago, I posted a few notes on Facebook about the experience. I wrote them in an attempt to keep my sanity and sense of humor while facing a series of setbacks. … Continue reading
#MaycombProbs: Building Community Through Twitter
Last Friday morning, my department head Ben Lally sent out the following tweet (Note: I could not find the original so here is my retweet). RT @MisterLally: When you want to leave gum & toys for the neighborhood kids, but … Continue reading
Posted in English, Reflection
Tagged education, Humor, Storify, To Kill a Mockingbird, Twitter
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How I Found a Job: Episode 1 ~ Unhumble Beginnings
While applying for a teaching job a few years ago, I posted a few notes on Facebook about the experience. I wrote them in an attempt to keep my sanity and sense of humor while facing a series of setbacks. … Continue reading
Klout, Parenting, and Expectations: The Four Stages of an Unwarranted +K-ing
Last week, I was greeted early one morning with the news that I was influential on Parenting. Klout sent an e-mail to congratulate me on this impressive accomplishment. I felt a bit caught off-guard to handle the news for two … Continue reading
Posted in Reflection
Tagged education, Expectations, Humor, Klout, Social Media, Teaching
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The Muppets Guide to Project-Based Learning (PBL)
One of my goals for this upcoming year is to create a project-based learning (PBL) unit for my World History class. In order to wrap my head around this concept I have been lurking in different Twitter chats and reading … Continue reading
I’m No Guitar Hero and I’m Okay with That (Now)
I keep it in the back of my basement so I don’t have to see it when I do laundry, but I know it’s there. It’s neck peaks out of a box of my old college stuff (the box of … Continue reading
Teacher Trading Cards: Make Your Own!
Last week, I posted about teachers having Teacher Trading Cards as a means to connect with students, parents, colleagues, and learning networks. Also, collecting them all could become a great new pastime. Many people have contacted me for a template to … Continue reading
We’re Not in Kansas Anymore: A Tale of the Modern Classroom
One of my students was frustrated today with a question on an open notebook quiz she was taking. The problem was that the answer was not in her notes (she is great about taking thorough notes). We are studying the … Continue reading
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