May 26, 2009
being behind…..

“the tendency of classrooms in high-poverty areas to focus on teacher-directed instruction with drill-and-practice being the primary activity of the learners. This learner-passive environment all…

May 6, 2009
Honor the process, not the product
In writing you have to honor the process not the final product. I think that is why I like the concept of blogging because I know deep down it is not a final product from my perspective. But I…
Demands of the new age we live and teach…

I found this video over at Dangerously Irrelevant… Very powerful

To Meet the Demands of a New Age from Steven H on Vimeo.

May 5, 2009
What if we….? Rethink Church
I have just finished reading the Interpreter, the  United Methodist Church (UMC) publication.  The recent issue expanded upon the them “What if we…Rethink Church?”. It focuses on the term Church…
May 4, 2009
Returning…
During Spring break I decided to take a break from Blogging on the Bay. I have taken a break from reading over 50-60 blogs a day. I have not even looked at my RSS feed since Spring break. I keep…
April 7, 2009
A voice in the wilderness…..
I am working for tomorrow as I celebrate it as my last day this week. I have nothing to report for my blog post. Over the last two days my school district has been providing updates about the…
April 3, 2009
A week’s end…..
I am ending the week on sad note. I just learned a few hours ago that my EETT Competitive grant will not be funded for next year. Out of 42 proposals 12 were chosen to be funded for next year. In a…
March 26, 2009
Digital Storytelling
Since Monday our enrichment class has been working on a Book Talk. The school’s media specialist introduced this genre of creating in class and shared many book talks that have been published on …
March 25, 2009
the “Cloud”
I remember hearing the term cloud computing in the year 2000 at NECC in Atlanta and thinking what a wonderful concept. My first introduction to cloud computing was learning about using thin client-…
Technology Liaisons Network Resource Development Retreat
It is time to do some selfish bragging. I am traveling to Lake Tahoe along with another Coastal Area Writing Project leader to attend the Technology Liaisons Network Resource Development…