Apr

17

Platitudes and Baby Steps

April 17, 2009 | 4 Comments

Over the last month I have been very fortunate to be asked to guest blog with a variety of other passionate educators.  Tim Holt and I exchanged blog posts about “What Inspires Me” as well as “Those Who Inspire”.  In doing so, I found it very motivating and enjoyable.  Therefore, I asked on Plurk if [...]

Mar

26

PBS in Education

March 26, 2009 | 1 Comment

Public Broadcasting System (PBS) has been influencing children and education for years. Now PBS has taken an even deeper step into education. I encourage you to explore PBS for Educators. Some of the features provided on the website ranges from Professional Development that includes their PBS Teachers Live (free Media and Tech [...]

Mar

26

Those that Inspire Us

March 26, 2009 | 3 Comments

Inspiration as defined by Merriam-webster.com says it is “the action or power of moving the intellect or emotions: act of influencing or suggesting opinions.” It was after reading this definition of Inspiration I was able to get my mind wrapped around what I wanted to write in this blog entry. I am writing this post [...]

Oct

5

Doodling News

October 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment

One day while on Plurk, an interesting link was provided. The link was to Doodlebuzz. Doodlebuzz is an interactive Web2.0 site that permits you to search for a topic in the news and doodle at the same time. As it searches the web for news articles related to your topic, you “doodle” by drawing a [...]

Sep

2

My Passion for Education

September 2, 2008 | 19 Comments

Passion, as defined by dictionary.com, is a noun meaning Any powerful or compelling emotion of feeling as love or hate.” As an educator, I do have a strong compelling emotion for education and establishing positive challenges for our students. To explain my passion for education lest imagine school as an oatmeal and raisin cookie. [...]