Friday, April 27, 2007

My Favorite Vacation Spot


The Sea Mist Resort is my favorite vacation spot because it is family friendly. You have the ocean and the largest resort water park in one location. It is truly family friendly with several pools and jacuzzis. They also own Family Kingdom Amusement Park and Water park. A small extra cost gives your family unlimited passes to both of these during your stay.

Friday, April 13, 2007

Preparing for Teacher Professional Development.

We are just diving into the planning of teacher professional development for the next school year. This is not an easy task because of the diversity of the faculty. In order to embrace their unique needs, separate plans need to be implemented. Reading Alan Graham's article about how to get people using Web 2.0 tools is a good first step.

Thursday, April 12, 2007

Building an Airplane in the Sky





This video was used by the PA Department of Education as a comparison to the journey of Classroom for the Future districts. It really seems to fit. This has been a tough year as we continue to build our airplane in the sky.

A Baby and His Binkie



My son is two and his doctor said that he needs to lose the binky. We have had a rough time with many sleepless nights. He seems to be clinging to his blankie even more. Is it worth it? Should I be pushing him to stop using his binkie? Is it really that bad? I don't know....

Bacteria under pressure

Sandra Porter wrote an interesting piece on bacteria and selective pressure.