http://teachteach.com/blog reflections of an ever-evolving educator Fri, 22 Dec 2006 15:40:41 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Right now, I am enjoying the holidays for a bit longer than most because I am "off contract." As I may have mentioned before, in my new job I work a flex schedule. I am required to work most of the summer, but since I'm still on a teacher contract, ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/12/22/off-contract/ What IS going on? I cannot get into my Gmail account, and have been unable to do so ALL day. I can login to Google, but when I click on Gmail, I get the dreaded "page cannot be found" message. Even when I just try to go to Google's Gmail ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/12/05/gmail-where-are-you/ I just wanted to offer a gentle reminder that I do update my Tech Resources Wiki pretty regularly. While it is certainly not an exhaustive list of resources, I do think I manage to locate some pretty cool tools for educators in my daily trek through the blogosphere. If you're ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/27/gentle-reminder/ Yet another offering from my Ed.S. program. This time it's my weekly reflection due to my afternoon professor. Enjoy ;)    This time around I found that I was really drawn to a couple of key elements in the reading, Maxwell’s Leadership 101, due to their applicability to my own professional ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/22/more-reflecting/ In the spirit of sharing, and because I'm actually doing a lot of writing right now, just not for this blog, I've included my most recent work below for you to enjoy. (I really hope you're all sensing the sarcasm, here.) For my Ed.S., we are required to read ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/21/smart-moves/ Okay, so I still haven't made a whole heck of a lot of progress on yesterday's list. But here's the thing: the TiVo is really acting up and Boston Legal starts in 40 minutes. I mean, priorities, you know?At least I can check off a few items:laundryreading Smart Movesreading Leadership ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/07/wasting-time/ I couldn't even make it an entire week of posting everyday--so much for my visions of fulfilling the commitment of NaBloPoMo. However, I'm not giving up!  I'm still going to attempt to post everyday for the rest of the month. It may not happen--hell, I'm out of town three days ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/06/i-suck/ I am feeling very frustrated with one aspect of my new and lovely Mighty Mouse. I cannot figure out HOW to get the right click to access those Windows right-click tricks I've come to rely on--namely, copy and paste. It's driving me nuts. As much as I love the look ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/04/mac-mousing-around/ I am so incredibly frustrated right now.I am working on my Ed.S., and a big part of it revolves around a research project. I came up with a pretty good topic, one that is relevant to my current position and actually stands to benefit the district I work in (no ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/03/aaaarrrrgggg/ I am in the process of getting my Ed.S. in Educational Leadership. We are reading all sorts of books on the subject, and I find myself getting a little tired of the repetition in these texts. Here's what I've learned about leadership from these books: Great leaders are great people. Great leaders ... http://teachteach.com/blog/2006/11/02/leadership-101/