Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on May 12th, 2009 No Comments »
I think that every blogger or journal writer should re-read their work from time to time. Being an artist (I am, don’t you know?), I know the importance of taking a step back to analyze your work from a distance. Often you’ll find things you’ve been missing, or things that you’ve so vigorously focused on [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Mar 5th, 2009 No Comments »
Again, Palm Springs beckons me to join the geeky and wire-minded educators of the country and get into the technology that I breathe and teach Monday through Friday. It’s a great conference in a friendly town and I look forward each year to these few short days.
More to come.
Here’s the wiki to my sessions, research [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Mar 2nd, 2009 No Comments »
I just want to state here that I do not like the advertisements that recently sprung up like so many weeds. Apparently there is a paid level of Edublogger that I “need” to purchase in order to keep the ads off. Currently they’re off because I can push them away for a spell. Unfortunate, because [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Dec 18th, 2008 No Comments »
It is Getting close to the holidays, and besides a freak flu that put me out for a few days (I only missed one day of work), all is blissful. Really, what’s better than seeing your family prepare for the holidays? Santa, reindeer food, and all that mystery and gift giving is the ultimate, and [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Dec 8th, 2008 No Comments »
I like to take some time to digest the contents of conferences prior to offering any global perspective on the event. This year, as stated in the previous post, was a bit disappointing because of the turnout and overall conference offerings, but in many ways the trip was a great success. Although I find it [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Nov 13th, 2008 No Comments »
If you’re anything like me, you not only enjoy music, you surround yourself with it at all times. As a teacher I played music often and played my guitar (pathetically I admit), but the point is that I go through music quickly and am in a constant search for new tunes to listen to. Pandora [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Oct 22nd, 2008 No Comments »
The other day three colleagues and I had the pleasure of visiting Fisler Elementary school. Fisler is a k-8 school in Fullerton California and, although I wrote previously about Fisler because of a tool they use called Notetaker, what I found most interesting is that Fisler is a one to one school. At [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Oct 9th, 2008 No Comments »
The other day I visited Fisler Elementary, in Fullerton California. The school is touted by Apple as the shining example of a 1 to 1 (computers to students) school. That’s right, in 2nd through 8 grade every student has a laptop and, from what I could see, instruction utilized this often. Thankfully for me, after [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Oct 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
It’s been a few weeks since posting, but I’m not the type to write for the sake of writing. Nor am I the tech obsessed guy who wants to clutter this blog with resources. There certainly is a place for that sort of resource database and a niche for individuals to trudge the myriad of [...]
Posted in ProfessorTOSA Query on Sep 5th, 2008 No Comments »
The year has progressed quickly and due to great anticipation to integrate new technologies into their classrooms, teachers have hit the ground sprinting. Blogs, wikis, websites, and alternative assessments riddled with tech savvy ideas are the norm. For me all of this means work; work of the solid, student motivating, raised achievement kind. I like [...]
