Category: Life

Letters to my Senators

Following Wednesday’s Senate vote, I wrote both of my Senators, one of which voted in favor of the amendment, one against. You can read the letters... Read more

Teachers Speak Up Again

Nearly a month ago, I sat down and wrote a letter to my federal representatives in Congress. I received one reply from one of my state Senators. Yo... Read more

Teachers Speak Up

I travelled to Germany over this past week to share at a conference about Flipped Learning. More on that in another post. The reason for today’s po... Read more

Stepping Aside

I’ve wanted to be a teacher ever since I was 15 years old. I remember the English teacher who helped me love having Socratic discussions. I remembe... Read more

Some Changes and Updates

This may be the longest stretch I’ve gone without writing anything on the blog. My last post was on September 26th, and for various reasons, I have... Read more

Three Questions

I had a really rough start to the week. I really began to notice the “self-pace = no pace” mindset taking hold in some of my students. It was takin... Read more

One Month Later…

On July 2nd, I wrote a short post about taking some time off for the month. Well, the month is over, I haven’t written a single article, and now I’... Read more

Where Do We Go Now?

I travelled 14,862 miles in June, give or take a few miles. I spoke to almost 1,000 people and I was never in a single time zone for more than five... Read more

The Flipped Classroom Hits Russia

The Kremlin I just returned from a three-day trip to Russia. That’s right. Three days. I was asked to go and share the ideas behind the flipped cla... Read more

Teacher Appreciation Week

At the start of teacher appreciation week, I feel selfish. “I’m a teacher and I deserve to be recognized. Yes, I’ll take a PTA lunch. Thank you for... Read more

Summer 2012

I cannot believe the year is ending in just over two weeks. We are down to 13 days here in Evansville, and the crunch is definitely starting. This ... Read more

I Can

In the spirit of full disclosure, this has been a discouraging week for me. Students are antsy and in need of a break. I am fighting some old battl... Read more

A Year of Learning

As the year winds down, I find myself thinking frequently about all the change I’ve gone through. This post doesn’t have a particular theme or any ... Read more

First Quarter Reflections

First quarter drew to a close this past Friday. I, along with the rest of the school, have been frantically working to find missing assignments, co... Read more

MishMash

I’ve been struggling to find time to write recently. This has been a good and a bad thing. For one, I’m busy with learners during the day and I’m s... Read more

Teaching is Like Bowling

This past weekend my wife and I travelled up to South Bend, IN to spend the weekend with her family. Her youngest brother turned 16, and with both ... Read more

Moving Forward

Since April 18th, I have been sending out job applications all over the midwest. Few options were panning out as July rolled around. I was starti... Read more

Lessons Learned in Soccer

It has been an insane three weeks for my wife and I and I am just now getting back to writing and following Twitter again. Coaching has changed my ... Read more

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