I was honored this week to be asked to come present at the Tap into Tools Conference sponsored by North Country Educational Services. It was held at perhaps one of the most beautiful resorts in all of New England. I was lucky enough to arrive Sunday afternoon just as the sun was setting so I [...]
My daughter Beth, is in a soccer camp this week. Each night she has a quick homework assignment, which is typically some type of trivia about a soccer nation. (Tonight, she has to find 5 facts about Germany.) When I suggested she use Wikipedia, the following quick conversation ensued between her and I: I can’t [...]
I am terribly disappointed with my former school district this week. This recent article reported the restructuring efforts taking place at the Cooperative Middle School (CMS) in Exeter, NH. (Full disclosure: I worked at CMS for nearly a decade. The school and the people that work there are still very close to my heart) This [...]
A collection of professional and personal thoughts and musings rattling in my brain these days. Find time to read Shelly Blake-Plock’s post called “I Don’t Want More Professional Development”. My favorite line? “We need a development of human capacity, not an adherence to the rules of our established profession.” Related: I believe more than ever [...]
