In which I review the Jabra 9465 Duo Headset.
First week of Full Remote Learning 2020-2021...
In which I write about the first 4 days of full remote learning 2020-2021.
Thank you for your service
In which I say “thank you for your service” to 3 things and contemplate how saying thanks will help bring forward joy in my teaching practice.
Reflection before “Reopening”
In which I reflect on the “teaching” from home experience I took part in prior to reopening schools this coming fall…which…turns out…is going to look a lot like the experience I just finished.
Some things I’m Enjoying: Summer Edition
As the summer begins to wind down I thought it would be fun to think about some things are I’m enjoying!
Poetry for “troubled times”
4 haikus (inspired by Bruce Springsteen and Jack Kerouac) that attempt to capture my thinking about the “troubled times” I helped the families I serve, as their 4th grade teacher, get through this past Spring and the impact it has had, and continues to have, on me.
Turns out…I’m human!
In which I have my first breakdown during COVID-19.
Up-ing My Game with the Lume Cube Panel Mini
A few weeks into my summer break finds me still thinking about tweaks I can make to my “remote” teaching set up to ensure that I am ready, if and when we are told that we will be “teaching” from home again. The Panel Mini by Lume Cube is one such tweak, to my lighting situation, I’ve been experimenting with.
iOS 14 Public Beta: My initial thoughts
In which I give some initial thoughts about the iOS 14 public beta.
“Scheduling” the Internet: An Attempt to Refine Mental Silence
Can scheduling the Internet lead to mental silence? I explore this question with a week long experiment that I intend to continue throughout the summer.
180 days with the Theme System Journal
A reflection of what has happened over the last 90 writing in the Theme System Journal.
Unfold: Using a storytelling app to promote my blog on Instagram
Unfold is an app I’m using to help promote my blog via micro-stories posted to Instagram.
Automation turned up to “11” with Keyboard Maestro
Keyboard Maestro is an amazing app that turns your keyboard into an automation ninja!!! I document my experience with this app in my recent post.
What will schools look like this fall?
What will schools look like this fall? My state has just published a guidebook to help schools think about what reopening this fall could look like. This post covers my thinking and feelings about each of the 3 proposed plans.
Last week “teaching” from home: Stations and Rituals…Where and how the things get done and how to shut it down!
As I come to the end of what has been a historic year as a teacher I find myself reflecting about a few things…stations and rituals to name a few.