What does an empowered woman look like?
Let me introduce to you my roommate at the 5th annual Global Online Academy faculty retreat. She entered our room at camp with two gigantic pink suitcases. She seemed to […]
To the Pregnant Woman on the Beach:
I was watching you today and you were watching me. I saw how you were reaching the “uncomfortable” stage. I saw how your husband lovingly walked you over the rocks […]
5 Tips for Giving Students Choice & Voice
About 6 months ago I sent in a proposal to Edutopia after an amazing semester of teaching 11-12 graders for Global Online Academy. The editorial gods finally sent some love […]
Exiting the school year with Brexit
It was a sad day today. The last day of school at an international school can be that way. So many kids are moving on to new schools, colleagues leaving […]
A Proud American
I’m proud to be an American, but just not proud in the way that you would think. I am not proud of American Politics. I appreciate the accomplishments of the […]
Showing Understanding Through Screencasting
Giving students opportunities to express their knowledge is important. But students are sometimes limited in their capabilities to show understanding if they are only given the opportunity to just write […]
Redesigning the Classroom One Lesson At a Time
What a great couple of weeks we have had in the new Stroth Learning and Sports Center. We have been watching our new wing grow for that last 12 months. The […]
Finding History-Bullets on the Beach
It seems like we are often confronted with our history here in Europe. Whether it is a walk along the Limes in the hills near our house, or whether we […]
Making the Most of Your LMS-Part III: Formative Assessment
For the last couple of weeks I have been talking to you about how to make the most of your LMS. In Part 1, I showed you the importance of […]
Making the Most of your LMS-Part II-Collaboration
Here is the second part to my series on Making the Most of your LMS over at Haiku Learning In a previous blog post, I shared a little bit about […]
