December 11, 2009

The final day of the conference, and I am glad that it is over; I feel like my butt is about 10ft. wide at this point sitting there and listening to people talk. I will give you my assessment of it all. I will tell you that Standard Aligned Systems Portal is going to be okay when it is finished, and I do like the fact that all lessons there are aligned to the standards. I think this will help educators work toward the standardization of concepts, but I do have a fear. That fear is that this will become a state curriculum. I know that in all of our workshops the presenters integrated that this is not there to be used as a curriculum for the districts, but I must warn all of my readers that the potential to use it in this fashion is now in place. That is okay if the districts in the state want to migrate to a set curriculum, but I still love my autonomy. Only time will give us the answer. I also thought it was interesting that all of this will be tied to the PIMS system in some way. I am glad it is over, but I do dread what I am going to face back at school...............flick

March6, 2008

It is Friday, the weather is warmer than usual, met with four teachers today to plan to plan technology integration, and won the lottery....err, I got ahead of myself....No lottery. More and more are understanding what I am doing and willing to give me the chance to move forward with regards to technology implementation. The CFF buggy is done and will be delivered. I do swear that my mind is is gone. I am forgetting the little things. This is unlike me, and I need to make some changes. I have sworn this, and I will make it happen. I need to take my time and not take on so much. That is my personal concept for the week. Really, the integration and CFF are going well. I am busier than ever. This is my goal. Next week Promethean is coming in to do some more in-servicing with the teachers. That is so good. I have training at the end of March so I can hone my skills. I can work my way through a lot of it, but it would be nicer to have the knowledge base I need to expedite the matter. Well, I am off for the weekend. For all of you Italian readers (yes, I know you are out there),,,,,hanno un grande week-end.