Feb. 17: Which of the 36 competencies are you not integrating in each and every lesson?

What are you doing this week in your class?

Feb. 2: What are you doing this week? Here's an idea. What if we had students design a piece of jewelry that depicted what they were learning about in your class, what would it be?

Jan 27: What are you doing in your class this week? Caffeine and chocolate are very different but in reality they are one carbon and one hydrogen different. When we look at our students they all look like the same little humans but what little things make them different from each other so that we need a variety of instructional approaches to try to reach all of them?

Are you a 'bad teacher'

January is always a good time to begin reflecting about how effective you are as an educator and whether you need to leave the classroom or at the very least make some changes. It is that time of year when administrators begin to assemble your evaluation even though they may or may not have been in your classroom. At the end of the process do you feel validated, are there real items of suggested areas for improvement?

 ARE YOU A BAD TEACHER? Read this post from the Washington Post and then reflect or add your comments. I look forward to hearing what you have to say. Plus, investigate the blog Gatsby in L.A. for interesting commentary by a former educator.

Jan. 20: What are you doing this week in your class? As a group we are the lucky few to have this 3 day weekend almost every week. Is it time to reflect on how this affects us from week to week? Is it good for us and not so good for our students? What do you think?

Jan 12 What are you doing this week in your class? What new years resolution did you make about your teaching style?