This has been a GREAT weekend! I was able to attend the EduCon Conference at the SLA Academy in Philiadelphia yesterday and today. I wasn’t able to attend it in person, but went virtually via Elluminate and Twitter. I would have much rather been in Philadelphia being part of the excitement and conversations that were… [Read more…]
January 31, 2010
I was going through my Google Reader this morning and got to the TEACHER SOL blog by Maria Angala and she had posted the below video of a Student presenting to the Dallas teachers. I found the video to be very, very powerful. After watching the video…do you believe? I do. Now we have to… [Read more…]
January 30, 2010
This is a weekly blog on 5 good things that happened this week with my students. 1. A student that was almost suspended earlier in the week because of some of his actions in my classroom and elsewhere at school, was able to sit down and talk with me about some things. We haven’t been… [Read more…]
January 30, 2010
This last week was a great week at this blog, a couple of my posts were retweeted several times on Twitter and while they didn’t go viral, quite a few more readers than is typical for my posts read them. It just shows the more of the power of Twitter and social networking that a… [Read more…]
January 27, 2010
Posted on January 30, 2010 by resource220 This is a weekly blog on 5 good things that happened this week with my students. 1. A student that was almost suspended earlier in the week because of some of his actions in my classroom and elsewhere at school, was able to sit down and talk with me about… [Read more…]
January 26, 2010
Posted on January 26, 2010 by resource220 I had an interesting conversation with a teacher who doesn’t really use technology in their classroom this afternoon. In the short time I have been in my school, I have come to respect this person’s teaching ability and their opinions on teaching, I believe that this person is an excellent… [Read more…]
January 26, 2010
I had an interesting conversation with a teacher who doesn’t really use technology in their classroom this afternoon. In the short time I have been in my school, I have come to respect this person’s teaching ability and their opinions on teaching, I believe that this person is an excellent to outstanding teacher and a… [Read more…]
January 24, 2010
Posted on January 24, 2010 by resource220 RANT ALERT – I will probably get myself in trouble but here goes… With all due respect to: the President of the United States and his staff the Congress and their staffs the State Governors and their staffs (Maine for me) the State Boards of Education (Maine for me) the… [Read more…]
January 24, 2010
Posted on January 24, 2010 by resource220 How many people actually know what goes on in a teacher’s classroom every day, besides the students and the teacher? The real answer is no one. For the most part teachers can do pretty much as we please with the day-to-day running of our classroom. We are trusted that we… [Read more…]
January 24, 2010
RANT ALERT – I will probably get myself in trouble but here goes… With all due respect to: the President of the United States and his staff the Congress and their staffs the State Governors and their staffs (Maine for me) the State Boards of Education (Maine for me) the Teacher preparatory programs at the… [Read more…]
This blog focuses on teaching from a Special Education Teacher's perspective. I plan to provide my observations and/or insights into Special Education, English Language Arts, the help students receive in my Resource Room, pedagogical ideas and integrating technology/Web2.0 tools into the classroom.
My views have been molded by my experiences as a parent of a Special Education Student, a retired Coastie, teaching in a Special Purpose Private School and a Public School system.
January 31, 2010
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