Just taking a few minutes out of the hectic holiday season to wish everyone a happy, peaceful, restful week-and-change off from work. The work we do with other people’s kids is of paramount importance, no doubt, but I’m taking this time to completely focus on my own kids (and wife)…
EdcampNJ Two Weeks Later
EdcampNJ on December 1 kicked off one of the the busiest periods of the school year so far for me, so I haven’t had much time to sit and collect my thoughts on it until now. Much of what I’ve said before about Edcamps still applies; it was great to flatten…
My Go Bag
Although I am a building-based school psychologist (which means I rarely leave my one building for work-related purposes), my recent forays into Edcamp organization, consulting, presenting, and grad school have me learning and working on the road more than ever before. While I’m on the move at school, I can…
EdcampNJ Is Almost Here!
Just a quickie post to further publicize an upcoming Edcamp event with which I am involved – EdcampNJ! If you’re not familiar with Edcamp/ “unconference” events, here’s how I described the event this past summer: Most of you who read blogs by educators are at least passingly familiar with Edcamp, the…
I’m Damian Bariexca, and This Is How I Work
I’ve been a huge fan of Lifehacker for years; it was one of the very first blogs I started reading. Recently they’ve been running a series called “How I Work”, in which they ask “heroes, experts, brilliant, and flat-out productive people to share their shortcuts, workspaces, routines, and more.” Since…