February 2008
Thursday 28 February 2008
- Who's No Longer Who Among American Teachers - I received a message recently from a teacher who hadn't received her order from Who's Who Among America's Teachers, and wondered if I knew how to help. I did a quick search and discovered that ECI -- Educational Communications, Inc. -- ceased all operations in 2007! This came as a... (13:10 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Sunday 24 February 2008
- Tax Season 2008 for Teachers - Sigh. I guess it's almost time to file taxes again. You with me? College-level educators make expenses and sometimes generate income in ways that are different than other professions. Usually a good tax tip book can come in handy for this, especially when you first take on a new tenure-track... (14:20 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Wednesday 20 February 2008
- Review Materials Wanted - I have decided to begin reviewing software, web services, and other technical tools for educators on Pedablogue. Books that focus on teaching strategies/advice and/or educational theory will be considered, as well. I write fair, and extensively analytical, reviews; I expect the average length of reviews to be between 1500 and... (13:31 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Friday 8 February 2008
- Questionstorming Revisited - "Half my job is asking questions of those who can’t generate questions, in order to model the will to curiosity." -- from "Creative Writers in the Academy," by Orante Churm Churm got me musing over this great line in his otherwise provocatively subversive essay. As a creative writing instructor, I... (23:30 | 0 Trackbacks | 2 Comments)
Monday 4 February 2008
- LibraryThing for Educators - Last year I signed up for LibraryThing -- a social networking site where book lovers share their personal libraries online. They call it the "largest bookclub in the world." It's actually an intriguing bibliography system, tapping into libraries and bookstores around the globe to pull in information about any given... (23:55 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)
Friday 1 February 2008
- Edublogs Magazine - Just learned about Edublogs magazine -- a new online journal that promises to be useful for teachers who blog or who use blogs in the classroom. It's tied in with edublogs.org and looks to be a good network for this kind of thing, based on the experience people who are... (15:23 | 0 Trackbacks | 0 Comments)