So, this is day 13 of the 20 day blogging challenge, and I skipped over day 12 (although I may go back to it). The prompt was “Tell about a favorite book to share or teach. Provide at least one example of an extension or cross-curricular lesson.” My favorite resource is not actually a book,…
As I mentioned yesterday, banging away at 7 Generation Games has led to less time for blogging and a whole pile of half-written posts shoved into cubbyholes of my brain. So, today, I reached into the random file and coincidentally came out with a second post on open data … The question for Day 11…
There are multiple reasons that I haven’t gotten around to Day 10 of the 20-day blogging challenge. In part, because I have been really busy, and the other part is because I read this topic, “Share ideas that your classroom uses for brain breaks and/or indoor recess” and I thought I got nothin’ Anyone who…
Today I’m getting around to day nine of the 20-day blogging challenge while I wait for The Invisible Developer to get out of the shower where he is curled in a fetal position whining about having to go outside when it is 14 below zero. Actually, he is probably just taking a shower, but lots…
Day eight of the 20-day blogging challenge was to write about a professional read – a book, article or blog post that has had an impact on me. To be truthful, I would have to say that the SAS documentation has had a profound impact on me. SAS documentation is extremely well-written (to be fair,…
In the 20-day blogging challenge, the prompt for day seven was “Share a classroom management tip. What is one thing you do that works?” My initial thought was that I teach graduate school and if you are still having classroom management problems by then, either you or the student have a real issue. It happens,…
I’m thinking I’m going to need to create a new category on my blog – here is Day 6 of the 20-day blogging challenge, which, if you are just now tuning in is (surprise!), 20 days of prompts on teaching, a challenge I decided to undertake for the hell of it, the same reason I…
It’s now day five of the 20-day blogging challenge, which, if you are late to the party, FYI is an idea of Kelly Hines to blog 20 days in a month on topics related to teaching. “Share any tips for designing/ grading/ giving assessments.” I have two really good ideas for assessment, one of which…
Amazingly, given my current schedule, I have made it to Day 4 of the 20-day blogging challenge. This was the brain child of Kelly Hines as a way to get herself to blog more regularly. Today’s prompt was : Share a topic/ idea from class this week. What’s one thing you did with students this…
The question for Day 3 is : “What is a website that you cannot live without? Tell about your favorite features and how you use it in your teaching and learning.” The first part is easy. Oh my God, I love, love, LOVE stackoverflow, a site where all of your programming questions are answered. It’s free…