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First Year Teachers Workshop
I went to this workshop part way into my second year of teaching. It was profound how much experience you gain in a year. Compared to teachers who were in the profession for just under three months, I was an expert (and the leaders of the conference were far more knowledgeable than I was). My…
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Avatari Project
The Avatari project started with a conversation between Ryan Winkelmann and me on gamification in education. We quickly brought in Karen Mills and looked at the 7th grade history project (we also had Nancy Adair and Paul Hagen join in). The premise was straight forward. The 7th grade research project was long for that age.…
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todo Core Teaching Philsophy
Engage Empower Wonder Joy
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Application to Eastside Prep
Cover letter, example syllabus, a challenging assignment and teaching philosophy.
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Early Teaching Philosophy [2004-05]
In my final year at Bentley, I was invited to give the convocation speech and the class charge at graduation. Below are the two speeches as written (I went a bit off book in the actual delivery). Interestingly, these speeches went through administrative review and were deemed absolutely appropriate. Reading them nearly 20 years later,…
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Year One: Self and Student Evaluation
Note, on the self/teacher evaluation 1 was high (pg 1) whereas, on the student evaluation, 5 was high (pg 2-6). Enthusiasm for material, subject knowledge and treating students with fairness and respect came easily to me in the classroom. Professionalism and other duties as assigned did as well outside of the classroom. Students and colleagues…