December 9, 2009

I forgot to ask all of my loyal readers what they think of the holiday motif of my blog. I do admit that addition of the tacky animated gif brings out the best in it. I just try to stay current with the time of the seasons, and I know that I will add some more gifs to it for future reference. Today at the conference was quite good. It was great to see teachers teaching lessons integrating the standards and showing great creativity; albeit, only 20 minutes of it. I about conferenced out, and I have another half day left of it. There is a lot of relevance with what is presented, and I am glad to be working with it. I have had some interesting questions concerning integration, and I must do some research. I have learned some things, and I am grateful for that chance. Well, back to the grindstone.............flick

December 8, 2009

I will not lie with respect that SAS will make the integration of the standards into the classroom easier. I do worry that some may use this database as a curriculum and not become inventive with all that they need to to. Of course, it may not happen, but I do know the human spirit has a streak of laziness. Everything one needs is right there to utilize. I do like the function that teachers have a toolbox to store and create. The web page component is quite elementary and will be easy for teachers to create a web page. I look at this site as a way to synchronize what is taught across the commonwealth. It has been a long day, and I know that there will be other trainings in the future which I will attend because I will be a facilitator for our district. Well, I must be off..............flick