Teacher Tool Talk: The best presentation tool you aren’t using
In August of 2003 the Columbia Accident Investigation Board, among it’s many findings on the cause of the Columbia disaster, pointed the finger at NASA senior management requiring the engineers […]
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Last Rites: the sacrament Catholics perform for the dying usually isn’t given to babies. Fortunately for me, I’ve managed to outlive the life expectancy bestowed upon me by the Pasadena city hospital...
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Teacher confession time: last Monday I did something that I hate doing. I brought my home life to school. More importantly I brought a horrible, no good mood into the […]
View ArticleMST3K: Learning from Bad Teacher Theatre
Last week I tried to be a bad teacher. Now I’ve been a bad teacher before, so it’s not a stretch. Normally it’s not something I pre-plan- it just happens: mostly when […]
View ArticleGoogle Booth Babe Tells ALL
My parents always warned me about accepting mysterious offers from strangers, but I’ve always been a bit naive and a hopeless romantic optimist. If you had asked me if I […]
View ArticlePick the BEST Session at ANY conference EVERY time with this one simple trick.
If Time = Money and Money = Money, then picking the wrong one hour session at a conference is a stupid waste of MONEY. Luckily for you I’m going to […]
View ArticleWhy SCOUTing A Book Will Have You Close Reading Like A Champ
Five years ago I told the head coach of my son’s flag football team that I could run the offense and we would win. I had never coached football before. […]
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