I just returned from a month in Nicaragua, where I was traveling with my 3 year old daughter. I work online and can be anywhere. There was no way that I was staying in New England all winter.
There are places where the people are relaxed, the sun is shining and the cost of living is 1/3 of what it is in the US or Canada.… Read the rest
The home-school cooperative that I run (www.s-h-i-n-e.org) uses what is called “Blended Learning.” How is that for a new term? Dr. Nellie Deutsch’s November 9 post on the WizIQ blog defined Blended Learning as “the combination of online learning and face-to-face meetings.”
Right now, it is working for my students and for me.… Read the rest
Preparing For the First Class
I have taught for 12 years and would have no concerns about almost any room full children on the first day of school. I am a bit nervous, though, about my first online class. To prepare, I am:
-Planning the first class in person: While I am sure that many classes work well entirely on line, the school that I am creating is a hybrid, so my first meeting is going to be with live children, all in the same room.… Read the rest
Currently David Hasselhoff is all the rage. There is a new ad series at Cumberland Farms throughout New England, in which he is presenting a plastic cup of iced coffee in a tight shirt. These posters, and the accompanying life-sized cardboard cutout are so popular, that they are being stolen from Cumby’s at an alarming rate.… Read the rest
As part of my essay curriculum, I have traditionally had my students make outlines. I have never worried about the details of roman numerals, letters, numbers, etc. I would just have the students write their thesis, and then three reasons that support their thesis with a few details.… Read the rest
I teach middle school students and have had quite a lot of joyful success with my method for teaching the five paragraph essay. My students write an essay each week all year long. Inevitably, they say it was the most useful thing they learned to do in my class.… Read the rest
This week’s Wednesday Webinar on tablets in education ended up being a very interesting discussion on the various players in the industry, why the iPad isn’t always the best choice for students, and just how slick the Intel Studybook really is.… Read the rest
You can make money teaching online and get one-on-one mentorship as you take the course, now! Others are doing it and so can you. Are you worried that teaching online may not bring in the money you wish to have? Don’t let worrying stop you.… Read the rest
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I’ve been thinking a lot about the business of education lately. It’s not something that comes naturally to most educators. After all, education is supposed to be a higher calling, a mission, an avocation, or at least a job with decent benefits and summers off, right?… Read the rest
I had the chance to appear on the NPR program All Things Considered this weekend and was part of a roundtable discussion with the host, Guy Raz, and Lori Andrews, author of I Know Who You Are And I Saw What You Did.… Read the rest
