Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?

Melinda and I had a blast recording our most recent episode. In it, we kick around the whole Mac vs. PC thing, talk about Brad Paisley, and discuss some of the technologies that make our lives better and easier, both on and off the job.
I hope it’s as fun to listen to as it was […]

[Cross-posted at LeaderTalk]
This year marks the third time I’ve started an administrative job in a new district. I’m not that old, nor am I fickle, but every move has involved exactly the “right” set of circumstances at the time. As such, I’m now entering my third different administrative induction program in my new district. They’ve […]

We spent some time this summer going through this, but I need to re-open this can one more time for a presentation I’ve been invited to give to some pre-service teachers who are doing their practicum at our school.
It’s a neat program, really. The college undergrads are on our campus Tuesdays and Thursdays from […]

Thanks to Angela for making me think about literacy at the high school level.
If I could pose one literacy question, it would probably be something like:
What does literacy look like in your content area?
Sounds simple, right? But when I was teaching math I would have had no idea how to answer this. Getting teachers to […]

The first round of the long-anticipated OLPC laptops is in final testing and David Pogue of the NY Times has posted some first impressions. Of note, if you visit xogiving.org you can spend $400 and get one for yourself and one for a child overseas.
In a follow-up to the original article, Pogue blogs about a […]

Fellow blogger (and fellow Dad x 2!) Brett has posted a great list of the 10 Ways You Will Change When You Become a Parent. My personal favs:
2. Keen awareness of the location of potentially dangerous items.
5. All of a Sudden, Everybody Driving Faster than You is a Fricking Maniac.
8. Sleeping In? HAH!

I’ve been a loyal GMail user for almost 3 years. And today I get this:
Uploaded with Skitch!
Essentially, it says I’ve done something wrong and as such I’m being barred from access to my email for “up to” 24 hours. I’ve done nothing wrong — I’m not running Gspace or anything like that. Other than leaving […]

So why are you still here? Go download it!
Melinda and I had a great discussion with Julie Germann of the MO Association of Elementary Schools about how newer administrators can involve themselves in educational politics. Pretty good stuff!
Plus, I also spend a few minutes touting the virtues of my new iPod touch… You know you […]