In no particular order, here are some of my ‘takeaways’ from NJEA Convention 2010: While I enjoy presenting, doing 5+ hours per day precludes me from attending interesting sessions and speakers (I was most disappointed about missing Sir Ken Robinson while he was in the same time zone as me). …
Category: Professional Development
NJEA Convention 2010: My Itinerary
If you’re an educator working in New Jersey, I highly recommend popping down to Atlantic City this Thursday & Friday, Nov 4-5, to catch some or all of the 2010 New Jersey Education Association [NJEA] Annual Convention. As if keynotes and workshops from such educational luminaries as Sir Kenneth Robinson…
When Teachers Struggle
Although I live in Pennsylvania, I have worked in the New Jersey public school system my entire professional career, first as an English teacher, and currently as a school psychologist. If you follow politics in NJ, you know that much of the new governor’s platform rhetoric is built around getting…
Leadership Day 2010: From the Ground Up
For the fourth year running, Dr. Scott McLeod out of Iowa State University’s CASTLE program has invited educational bloggers to share their thoughts on topics surrounding educational leadership as it pertains to technology. In my 2009 entry, I listed four key attributes of someone I considered to be a superlative…
Progress Report: One Year Later
Last July I described how I used online mindmapping program MindMeister to organize my then-overwhelming mishmosh of personal and professional goals neatly into academic years. Now that the 2009-2010 academic year is drawing to a close, I thought I’d publicly review (because I’m nothing if not accountable) whether or not…