Education
Texas vs National Ed-Tech Standards
In Texas, one of the new NCLB Reporting requirements includes what to do about assessing campus administrators. TEA’s letter said they would rely on the ISTE Technology Standards for School Administrators (TSSA). One colleague writes: If you mean the Tech standards they are going to use for the November report, TASA is going to put [...]
Stirring Appeal
Image: Auto-Stirring Coffee Mug That self-stirring coffee mug makes me think of the teachers Sheryl is targetting in this response to my Mosquito Learning post. Each cup has its own built-in propeller. Unfortunately, like the cup, batteries get used up, whether because they are used up or because someone keeps pushing the cup’s ON button, [...]
Beijing International School
In a conversation with a fellow director, I just discovered that she was moving to an International School in Beijing China! How exciting! I immediately started sharing wonderful things about the International School edubloggers that are online and then realized…I wasn’t sure WHO I "knew" that was blogging from Beijing International School. Her contact info [...]
Learn No More
ATPE has an interesting article here: While summertime means vacations for some educators, it also means district-required professional development for others. . .Most school district employees are familiar with a clause in their employment contracts that states that "additional duties" may be assigned. This means that the employee and the school district agree that the [...]
Mosquito Learning
Mosquito learning…is that the best we can do? I believe in ecosystems and that every organism is precious within its environment. I understand that if an organism-even a pest-is removed from an ecosystem, it can have devastating effects on other organisms in that ecosystem that rely on said organism for food. I further comprehend thus [...]