Thank you Steven Spielberg!
In University I read Schindler’s List as a part of a Modern World History course. I loved the book. If fact I was so in love with the book that […]
Fanfares and Farewells
It is amazing the mark that teachers can leave on their students’ lives. It is amazing the mark a colleague can leave on a school community. Yesterday my school said […]
Fighting the Sun for my Students’ Attention
Few events get your students as excited as natural phenomena. A crazy hail storm in the spring, the first snow of the season, or a high magnitude earthquake could all […]
Is it ever OK to be on Twitter or Facebook at work?
“Mrs. Ralf, I found you on Twitter this weekend and noticed you posted during school hours last week.” Hmm. How should I respond to this? At first, I felt a […]
Kids today…
Lately, I have been frustrated. I wonder, have these types of kids always been in my classroom, or is this a troubling new trend? Why can’t some students seem to […]
The Day They Asked You to Open Your Grade Book
Lately there has been a good deal of discussion at my school about publishing our grade books online. There are some, like myself, who publish their grades online for students […]
The Evolution of Online Learning
This summer I enrolled in a series of classes on Teaching in Online Learning Environments through the Global Online Academy. As with anything digital, change happens at lightning speed in […]
Are school shootings the new normal?
Soaring high above road, I sat in the top front row of the double decker tour bus. Students were singing, “Do you wanna build a snow man!” as the bus […]
When you look back, do you see a wake? (revisited)
As I struggle to write a post that sums up what I want to say to the class of 2014, I realized that all that I wanted to say, I […]
Trips Week: What it should and shouldn’t be
Trips season for International schools is upon us. From May to July, schools all over Europe send teachers and students to a variety of cultural and historical sites. Some trips […]
