Archive for September, 2009

Collaboration = Priceless

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

So we all know the familiar credit card commercial – here is a new take for educators: lesson plans = 10 hours per week, grading essays = 8 hours per week, paperwork = 5 hours per week – collaboration with colleagues = priceless.
As a first year Instructional Coach, I have a unique opportunity to [...]

Strategies for Multiple Intelligences

Monday, September 21st, 2009

When I interviewed for my previous position, that of social studies teacher, I was asked the question, “if you had the opportunity to design any course what would that course be?”  Well, that one caught me off-guard.  I thought and thought – being wary, of course, that I couldn’t take too much time to respond [...]