Bill Gaskins's Blog

Transformation

Sat, 08 Aug 2009 15:20:17 -0400

Yesterday, I began my new job in Berkeley County School District in Monks Corner, SC as their Teaching American History Grant facilitator. A huge transformation from being a technology curriculum…

Reflecting the Writing Process

Thu, 23 Jul 2009 17:14:26 -0400

Reflecting the Writing Process:

Wednesday, July 22, 2009

The Invitational Summer Institute is in the third week at CCU. I am sitting in the back of the classroom listening to an awesome spotlight presentation by one of our…

Writing Collaboratively in Real Time Seperated by Time and Space

Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:04:00 -0400

Writing Collaboratively in Real Time Seperated by Time and Space:

Today I was reading a blog post by Bud Hunt. He is a teacher-consultant with the Colorado State University Writing Project and blogs regularly at http://budtheteacher.com. In his July 16th blog…

Blogging the Day…

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:43:00 -0400

Blogging the Day…:

I am blogging the day at Coastal Carolina University in the second day of the open Institute of the Coastal Area Writing Project. We have writer and teacher Katie Wood Ray helping teaching us how to…

TLN Resource Retreat

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:58:35 -0400

TLN Resource Retreat:

I spent the last four days in Lake Tahoe with some the greatest innovative people I have ever met. Around 30 national writing project teacher consultants gathered to create resources that we can go…

being behind…..

Tue, 26 May 2009 14:44:20 -0400

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…

Honor the process, not the product

Wed, 06 May 2009 14:23:08 -0400

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…

Wed, 06 May 2009 14:23:08 -0400

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.

What if we….? Rethink Church

Tue, 05 May 2009 14:23:07 -0400

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…

Returning…

Mon, 04 May 2009 14:23:06 -0400

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…

A voice in the wilderness…..

Tue, 07 Apr 2009 17:45:44 -0400

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…

A week’s end…..

Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:08:56 -0400

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…

Digital Storytelling

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 17:02:39 -0400

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 …

Technology Liaisons Network Resource Development Retreat

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:02:34 -0400

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 T echnology Liaisons Network Resource Development…

the “Cloud”

Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:02:34 -0400

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-…

Successful Coaching Experience

Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:02:19 -0400

Successful Coaching Experience:

I started a draft about my experience at PHES. I was sharing the story with my colleague who is the reading coach for my home base school. PHES has been such a positive experience working the staff,…

CAWP: a day at brookgreen gardens

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:54:47 -0400

CAWP: a day at brookgreen gardens:

Last Saturday the Coastal Area Writing Project hosted a day at Brookgreen Gardens for teachers of writing on Saturday, March 14, 2009. I work with this group as the technology liason. The day…

Looking back through the day…

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 18:54:47 -0400

Looking back through the day…:

Yesterday I spent part of the day at another elementary school where I work once a month. I had requested to meet with teachers during their planning time and obviously the administrator for what…

Interwrite Pad

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:47:57 -0400

Interwrite Pad:

I have always taught in a high poverty schools. I am not sure I have ever been in school where the majority of kids come from affluent families. Waccamaw Intermediate School was great. This school…

Reflecting through the day

Wed, 18 Mar 2009 18:47:57 -0400

Reflecting through the day:

I sat down beside a teacher who wanted to create a page of labels with students last name followed by first name on the top line and the second line would have grade and school. She knew she had…