After An Educator's Journey
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Once upon a time, I taught 2nd, 3rd, and 4th graders. Now I’m retired and working on new ventures.
Tag: technology
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Here in the Northeast, we’ve endured some whacky weather – high winds and plenty of rain. Not exactly a hurricane, but a giant inconvenience, particularly for those without power since Sunday night. The wind damage and power outages resulted in school cancellations throughout the Merrimack Valley; some school districts are now left with just 2…
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Two stories from the education world caught my attention this week, and I feel that both are worth the time to read. The first story, Why Teachers Quit by Liz Riggs, is a cautionary tale from 2013 about teachers and burn-out. The second, Silicon Valley Courts Brand-Name Teachers, Raising Ethics Issues is by Natasha Singer…
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Is STEM the only thing? I’m asking for a friend. It occurs to me that in the rush to turn out worker bees for business sectors, the focus in education is more than a little skewed in favor of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. Yes, these are all important studies and part of a well-rounded…
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School Committee Meeting, 05 October 2016 All present Spotlight on Excellence The focus on this meeting’s Spotlight was on the Summer Reading Program. A record 27,453 books were read and recorded by students across the Lowell Public Schools, representing an increase of 9,400 books over the previous year. Congratulations to all students and their parents participating…
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There’s a thought-provoking article in EdSurge this morning. Just who owns a teacher’s intellectual property? My husband, a former software engineer for several large tech companies, always had to sign over his rights to any ideas that he created as part of the hiring process. But educators do no such thing – at least until…
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This article by Catherine Gewertz and Lianna Heitin in Education Week caught my attention: Fourth Graders Struggle With Icons, Directions on Computer-Based Tests. Can we all let out a big DUH? The students surveyed, an admittedly small sampling, all claimed to have access to computers at home. The students knew some very basic functions, but…
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Just before the holiday break, our new technology – Mobi 360 – arrived. Hopefully the wireless projector that is part of this system will have been installed before Wednesday when we return to school. Hopefully I will be able to make it all work the way it was intended. We tried out the system the…
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We are a geek family. There I said it. My husband is a former software engineer now a working photographer. My son is a software engineer. I was an Instructional Technology Specialist (computer teacher) for 5 years. So embracing new technology is kind of fun for me. I like to see if I can break…
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