I was lurking this past weekend in a Twitter conversation about restroom passes in schools. @davidtedu I don’t use passes, never have. But I don’t care if other teachers want to. I just don’t want the paperwork. — Alice Keeler (@alicekeeler) April 28, 2013 It is a fairly common pet peeve among teachers. We allContinue reading “The Restroom Pass.”
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So THATS what good teaching looks like.
This year I have been spending one day a week at an elementary school as part of my administrative credential program. At first I was a bit apprehensive; I am a high school teacher, I have no interest or knowledge in the k-8 world. I have found the experience to be very interesting. I am learningContinue reading “So THATS what good teaching looks like.”
Is Our School Safe?
We had an incident at school this week that made the news. It first glance it wasn’t a good thing. A kid brought a gun to school. A loaded, semiautomatic 9mm Ruger. I am not a gun guy, but I hear that is a serious piece. I was not on campus when it happened soContinue reading “Is Our School Safe?”
Fall CUE
This weekend was the 2012 FallCUE conference. First a huge tip ‘o the hat to Jon Corippo for the ride to the conference. I wouldn’t have been able to attend on Friday at all without Jon’s generosity. Another tip ‘o the hat to Wayne Stagnarro for pushing me to attend. FallCUE has only been around a few years. ThereContinue reading “Fall CUE”
The teacher desk
The Saga of My Teacher Desk. At the close of the last school year the decision was made that I would change rooms. The old room I was in was a computer lab with rows of fairly new tables designed for computers. It looked really nice for the casual observer; nice straight rows of tables, comfortable rollingContinue reading “The teacher desk”
Pro Points
I was working on an assignment today for the school culture class I am taking as part of the Admin Credential program at Teachers College of San Joaquin. I was supposed to be writing a vision statement. Researching that brought me to the web site of Minarets High School in O’neals, California. Minarets is one ofContinue reading “Pro Points”
Back to School
About a year and a half ago I was notified by my school district that 269 of my fellow teachers and I were no longer needed. My district had to cut 28 million dollars from the budget, and layoffs were necessary. I am very grateful that I was among the first to be rehired and didContinue reading “Back to School”
Stuck in a Rut.
This year has seen a dramatic change in my professional development. I made the decision last summer that I need to take more control of what I was learning and I needed to share more as a way to learn more. I really felt stuck in a rut. One of the manifestations of that decision has beenContinue reading “Stuck in a Rut.”
Student accomplishments
Last weekend I took some of my students to the SkillsUSA California Regional competition. I was particularly confident in my students’ abilities. A few students were in individual competitions, but most were in team events where they were presenting the different projects they are working on. I brought 21 students, and all 21 advanced toContinue reading “Student accomplishments”
Restructure Me.
A week or so before winter break our Principal challenged the teachers at my school to come up with a new vision for our school. We have a very small school that has only been around for a few years, but because of budget cuts and serious staff turn over we are at a placeContinue reading “Restructure Me.”
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