How great to see Teaching Ambassador Fellow Stephanie Canada start up the Teacher Leadership Resources group on Facebook? Take a look at the Teacher Magazine edblog posting about it. Below is an excerpt: January 28, 2010 Face. Book. On Monday evening, Stephanie Canada, Oklahoma Teacher of the Year (2008), Washington D.C. Teaching Ambassador Fellow and [...]
How good to wake up on Saturday to a brisk winter morning–or rather shielded from the reach of it–through the marvels of home insulation and the welcome warming sun coming through the windows. The luxury of being able to start slow– breakfast, percolated coffee and a book. Finally making my way through the end of [...]
Hearing from former students, or their parents, is always the highlight of the day. There is something lucky about teaching high school seniors because you have them on the cusp of their Next Big Step–and you imagine that their experience in your class and your face (for better or worse.. heh) becomes particularly symbolic of [...]
Here’s a great opportunity to serve as a grant reviewer for the next round of Teaching American History grants through the federal Department of Education. When I did my Teaching Ambassador Fellowship last year, I served as one of the small group moderators for the TAH grant competition, facilitating a group of three readers through [...]
Interested in doing a study tour to the Dominican Republic? Here’s one led by Primary Source, based in Watertown, MA (the old digs!) In just a few months, Primary Source will be leading our first study tour to Latin America – and we’re inviting you to join us! From April 17-24, 2010, a select group [...]
Are you a Boston area teacher? Take a look at the opportunity below to be part of the BLFE Steering Committee. Expanding the Steering Committee! The BLFE Steering Committee will add six new members in the next few weeks. We are looking for members excited to take on the following roles: treasurer, communications lead, secretary, [...]
I signed up for a graduate course this spring through BPS/Boston University as part of the district’s current Teaching American History (TAH) grant. With a focus on the Supreme Court and American civic history, I’m looking forward to seeing how the material can help strengthen the 12th grade civics pilot I’ve been working on. The [...]
One of the best things about living in the city is having access to public transportation. I’m pretty tied to using my car most days since going from school to school usually makes doing the T station to bus to school option unworkable in terms of time. (Now biking could be a pretty appealing possibility..?) [...]
Quite a scene at the Boston Wordcamp conference here at the Microsoft Center in Kendall Square. All that tech energy and prowess, intensified in the lovely modern digs of this multistory, tech-modernized-to-the-hilt place. I’ll have to admit–I’m getting limited take-away value from the conference sessions, which are mostly above my wordpress knowledge/experience base or too [...]
Remembering Howard Zinn
It was sad news to hear about the recent passing of the historian Howard Zinn, most famously known as the author of The People’s History of the United States. I found these photos of Mr. Zinn from when we had invited him to speak (when was it, 2004? 2005?) to our students at the then [...]