Cover via Amazon The other day I was going clicking on links in Twitter – As usual I clicked on Shelly Terrell’s Teacher Reboot Camp to read her blog post on Free E-books and Resources for Your Summer Reading! I am glad that I did, because several of the links looked very interesting and I downloaded… [Read more…]
February 25, 2010
I have decided stop using WordPress.com as my blog host and will not be posting here for the foreseeable future, if at all. I will be using my original blog site over at Blogger: Resource Room 220 I have enjoyed posting here, but am frustrated about some the limitations with WordPress.com and believe that returning… [Read more…]
February 20, 2010
I want to thank everyone who has taken the time to read my blog, below are the top 5 most popular posts Tfrom the last week. 1. WEBSPIRATION – MIND MAPPING TOOL 2. TEACHERS – WE ARE NOT POWERLESS 3. OMNIFOCUS REVIEW UPDATE 4. EDUCATIONAL REFORM – WHAT GOOD DOES IT DO? 5. TIE WHY… [Read more…]
February 19, 2010
This is a subject that I have given a lot of thought about and it is something that needs to be discussed. It is also an issue that we could write a book about, but I am going to only skim the surface of. A few weeks ago, I had a conversation with another teacher… [Read more…]
February 19, 2010
I have been a MacBook Pro owner since the end of December. To say that I love my Mac would be an understatement. I was going to write about all the different things that I love about a Mac, but I have not decided that I am not going to repeat all the things that… [Read more…]
February 18, 2010
This has been a great vacation week, I have taken part in several online discussions about education and attended several Webinars, the one’s with Alfie Kohn and Daniel Pink being the standouts so far, tonight is going to be Clay Shirky, so we shall see. But I am starting to notice something that can be… [Read more…]
February 16, 2010
I just finished reading Dan Willingham’s “Why Don’t Students Like School”. I have to admit throughout the book, I just felt as though I was missing something and I couldn’t quite put my finger on it. Then as I reflected on the title “Why Don’t Students Like School” and believe it was much more… [Read more…]
February 15, 2010
I had the pleasure of listening to Alfie Kohn speak and answer questions today. I wish that his philosophy on education was the direction we in the United States were heading. His views on Progressive Education would make a significant and positive difference to many of our students. He put into words for me many… [Read more…]
February 15, 2010
Are you part of the solution or part of the problem? I have been asked and have asked that question many times in my life, both as a supervisor and a subordinate. Looking back at different times in my life – realistically I have been both – either part of the problem and part of… [Read more…]
February 14, 2010
I really do get tired of hearing about educational reform and all the great things it is going to bring with it. My burning question is: Are all these great reforms actually going to make a positive difference to the students that I teach or even my grandsons (who haven’t started school yet)? From where… [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.
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