Posted in IB, Teaching, recruiting on Oct 24th, 2008 8 Comments »
Trying to break into a high school English department with no experience is hard work. Make that department IB, and you might as well be trying to teach a PhD course on Proust. I understand that the English department is one of the most important components of a school, as it sets the backdrop for [...]
Posted in Language Arts, Philosophy, Teaching, education on Oct 23rd, 2008 1 Comment »
As a teacher who understands and champions the benefits of using new media, social networking, or for lack of a better word- technology in the classroom, I think I often lose sight of what it is I am actually teaching. With recruiting season fast approaching, I have found myself immersed in the painstaking task of [...]
Posted in Philosophy, Teaching, education on May 28th, 2008 No Comments »
At its most fundamental level the Internet is nothing more than a way to spread and share information. Sometimes this information is produced by the person sharing it, but more often than not the Internet is simply the passing of acquired information. We share information in hopes that it will help us better connect with [...]
Posted in Teaching, Video on Feb 6th, 2008 17 Comments »
At the beginning of this year, I was asked to teach a Reading Enrichment class for students who were having trouble reading. Their Language Arts teachers had labeled these students as troubled readers who needed extra support. While I have an ESL background and have taught a few enrichment classes in the past, I am [...]
Posted in Blogging, Teaching on Jan 7th, 2008 16 Comments »
It’s always a strange feeling to start a new blog. There is the sentiment that one need lay out a course of action, write their exposition, or explain oneself fully before getting started, and while I feel that pressure to do this, I am finally ready to simply jump right in start this blog. My [...]
