Normally unsolicited emails about products, guest posts, or “special opportunities” get deleted with barely a cursory skim, but I received one recently that I felt warranted a closer look, and eventually a blog post (guess there’s a first time for everything). Samuel Sennott is a doctoral student at Penn State…
Leadership Day 2011: Networking 101
This is my third year participating in the Leadership Day blog carnival, organized by Dr. Scott McLeod of the University of Kentucky or Iowa State University (depending on which online bio you read), or maybe both; I’m not quite sure. In 2009, I wrote about my experiences working for an effective school…
Tools of the Trade: Paid Web Services
Earlier this month, I wrote about some of the free Web services I use in my professional role as a school psychologist. I am grateful for services like Dropbox, Google Apps, Cel.ly, and countless others that provide services free of charge. I also, however, bear in mind that one gets…
Tools of the Trade: Free Web Services
When I made the jump from classroom teacher to school psychologist three years ago, many of the tech tools I use in my daily workflow changed according to my needs. No longer did I need to have access to unit plans and materials for lessons, but I did need to…
Owning Up
One of the reasons I like blogging so much is because it helps keep me honest. If I have an idea for a project or practice, I like to write about it in this public space because it makes me feel beholden to you (whoever you are) to see it…