tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093Sat, 14 Sep 2024 07:50:25 +0000educationfunhomeworklearningA way to connect and reflecthttp://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)Blogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-1297609685020439498Sat, 08 Dec 2007 18:06:00 +00002008-12-09T08:33:34.226-08:00This is a self reflection post and it is keeping in line with the title of this blog. There are no links to other posts or articles because this is all me, for whatever that is worth.I am still thinking about this today, a full day after the experience. Part of our job as educators, or should say most of it, is the ability to put on many different hats during the course of the day. Let's face it,http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/12/hats-off.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-8951584397538087990Sat, 24 Nov 2007 15:09:00 +00002008-12-09T08:33:34.349-08:00The nice thing about blogging is that it's okay to take a hiatus from posting to read other people's posts. The people that I have been reading have provided me with insights into a plethora of topics that I might not have otherwise stumbled upon. I thank the blogosphere for that opportunity and I hope to contribute back in some small way. It is so exciting to be involved in learning during thishttp://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/11/share-wealth.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-1052429274052798223Fri, 26 Oct 2007 19:35:00 +00002007-10-26T12:35:11.919-07:00There was a great post on "dare to dream" today that struck an interesting cord with me. When we think about learning in schools today the same things come out in the conversation. We hear about managing data and research and making it work for the student easily. We hear about making connections to prior experiences and we hear about collaboration to solve problems. We hear about being active http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/10/thinking-shiftyet-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-6037138970930436407Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:10:00 +00002007-10-21T20:32:38.787-07:00educationfunhomeworklearningI have been such a slacker when it comes to blogging. Thee are so many other things that have gotten in the way. These things, (see previous post), have been a little more important. This post is related to those other things, though. My son asked me the other day to help him do his homework. He is four so he doesn't have any homework, but his idea of homework are these worksheets he does at his http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/10/educating-andrew.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-7414860938654965895Mon, 22 Oct 2007 03:09:00 +00002007-10-21T20:09:40.254-07:00http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/10/what-it-all-about.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-9187119953256133121Sun, 02 Sep 2007 15:32:00 +00002007-09-02T08:32:21.296-07:00As you can see by my previous post, it has been quite some time since I have last written. That's not to say that I haven't been reading, however. In fact, my google reader is constantly overflowing and, some days, it is all that I can do to keep it current. Hence the title of this post. For me, keeping current with educational issues and technology (these to things always go hand in hand) is http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/09/it-all-about-discipline.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-1546001116016888597Tue, 17 Apr 2007 20:25:00 +00002007-04-17T13:25:48.023-07:00Do kids today have too much available to them? What is the parent's role in making sure that their kids are not abusing themselves or others using today's technology without really thinking about what they are doing to themselves or what they are doing to others? What is the school's role in making sure that the technology is used only for good and not for evil? What is evil? What is good? The http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/04/more-questions-than-answers.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-7328986343732203258Wed, 28 Mar 2007 00:34:00 +00002007-03-27T17:34:25.909-07:00How my achievements mock me!William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, Act IV Greatest English dramatist & poet (1564 - 1616)I came across this quote going through my Google Reader and it got me thinking a bit, as all good quotes should. With all this talk of getting more educators to buy into the whole Web 2.0 thing and have more educators believe that the time has come to rethink the way http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-my-achievements-mock-me.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-3183526872662368982Wed, 14 Mar 2007 04:00:00 +00002007-03-13T21:00:24.690-07:00I admit it- I lost my way today. In fact these last few weeks have taken me pretty far off course. Farther then I would like to admit even to myself. It's been one of those weeks that try even the toughest. One thing after another, after another- you get the point. Some monumental, some mundane, but all important in the moment. Some have gone away, some have not and some have taken a brief hiatushttp://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/03/losing-your-focus.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-3576973531523449004Sat, 10 Mar 2007 04:09:00 +00002007-03-09T20:44:33.026-08:00I have been extremely busy as of late. These are busy and stressful months for all educators and this year has been particularly exhausting. I find myself bringing home more and more work and it is becoming increasingly difficult to find the energy in which to finish it all. There is never enough time during the day and when I get home I truly want to be able to relax and refresh and enjoy my http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/03/new-ways-to-meet-and-greet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-7365146107027126755Thu, 22 Feb 2007 02:06:00 +00002007-02-21T19:26:00.572-08:00Interesting article in the NYT today about wikipedia.Middlebury College jumps the gun here a bit and bans the citing of wikipedia in essays and assessments. It is important to note that they did not ban its use, as that would be ridiculous, but there is a bigger question here: obviously we need to move towards teaching students to understand the premise behind tools like wikipedia and give them http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/02/see-kids-you-will-use-this-some-day.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-7764060405622334481Mon, 19 Feb 2007 04:48:00 +00002007-02-18T21:26:04.482-08:00The New York Times today printed this article about blogs- Debtors Search for Discipline via Blogs . It seems that these people are putting their financial information on their blogs in order to find a support group in an effort to pay down their own dept and manage their spending habits. As I read this article I couldn't help but ask myself the obvious question...if adults are doing it and and http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/02/where-is-line.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-370409978111929643Sat, 17 Feb 2007 13:11:00 +00002007-02-17T05:35:01.284-08:00How are we going to prepare students for jobs in the future that do not even exist yet? How much has our job changed in just the last 5 years and with what is expected of a school changing every day, is it impossible to keep up? The following was posted in a blog I recently read:I posed the question - What if you were to stand at the front of your class, on the first day of a new unit, provide http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/02/are-we-ready.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-152986559681320093.post-2063950912540057037Sat, 17 Feb 2007 02:25:00 +00002007-02-16T18:37:52.224-08:00I have recently ben looking through my school's handbook and I am begining to realize how out of date it is becoming. Teachers in my building are doing wonderful things with technology. Using cutting edge software with their smartboards that allows them to record entire lessons and make those lessons, along with the power point component, available to students on their IPODS. Teaching using http://professionalexplorations.blogspot.com/2007/02/going-against-handbook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (B.Davis)1