Mathematics and Computer Science Teacher going to bat for Web 2.0.
Posted in Classroom Website, Teaching on Jul 26th, 2007
In a previous post titled ClustrMaps as Student Motivation I pointed out how my students affected by visitors to my school website. I made the post after being motivated by the words of Will Richardson (weblogg-ed) at the 2007 Ohio eTech Conference. I wanted to take some time to share a few more of my thoughts about how [...]
Posted in General on Jul 11th, 2007
…Jim Valvano’s famous speech at the 1993 ESPY awards. This is one video I watch to get inspiration. Many of you have seen this video, but it is worth it to watch again.
Jim Valvano Acceptance SpeechUploaded by PigLips
“Don’t give up, don’t ever give up”
Posted in Computer Science, General, Teaching on Jul 9th, 2007
First things first…
I could basically do a cartwheel right now after seeing my APCS A students AP Examination scores. Scores will remain anonymous; however, I will say that the average score was 4.8. I hope you (”you” know who you are out there) learned a great deal from the course. I guarantee I learned a [...]
Posted in Computer Science, Teaching on Jul 4th, 2007
Wait a second….I just realized that the title of this blog entry is an oxymoron. There is no such thing as teaching training for computer science teachers. As a matter of fact, I only qualify for an alternative license through the Ohio Department of Education because I have 30 hours of college coursework [...]
Posted in Blog, Classroom Website, Computer Science, General, Math, Teaching, Wiki on Jul 1st, 2007
On Saturday, I was at Jacobs Field to watch the Cleveland Indians play the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The Indians pitching ace, CC Sabathia, is now 12-2 after an 8-6 Indians victory. The Devil Rays made it interesting in the 9th inning when Rafael Perez gave up 3 runs in the bottom of the ninth [...]
