Sam
Teachers Leading By Example
When I was a captain on the various hockey teams I have played for, I always tried to lead by example. I found that it was easiest for me to go out and play the game in such a way that spoke for my leadership. I wasn’t particularly comfortable getting up in front of the [...]
Being A Less Helpful Social Studies Teacher
Blogger Dan Meyer (dy/dan) is one of the first teachers I started to read regularly in the “edublogger” community. I am inspired by the way he is always trying to make the way he teaches math more effective. One of his biggest contributions to my own thought is the idea of “being less helpful.” For [...]
The Power of Biography
I’ve always been saddened by the bad rap that history gets from most students. I was always a part of the rare few that thoroughly enjoyed all of my history classes. Now, as a social studies teacher, I cannot afford to just be merely saddened by this phenomenon, I must do something to help reverse [...]
GTD in the Classroom
In the past couple years I can compliment one author with almost single-handedly helping me become the organized and (relatively) productive person that I am today. Anybody who has spent more than an hour on the internet is probably familiar with the Getting Things Done system developed and written by David Allen. In a nutshell, [...]
What Role Should Professional Blogs Have in a Resume?
What role should a professional blog have in a teaching resume?
I have never seen this question addressed. I ask because I am fairly proud of the reflection and musing I do at this blog. It helps me work through professional problems and questions while being able to get feedback from veteran teachers. I think it [...]