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Sick & Pro or Fail & Noob?

So, we’re about to hit our testing window. I don’t have a lot of innovative testing ideas to share, though our school is doing some awesome work to make students feel comfortable and cared for during their three-week ordeal. We’re also going to reinvent our daily schedule after the tests to delve school-wide into what [...]

Posted 10 May 2010 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (3) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , ,

Expo Night: Ready for Yes

Last night we hosted our first Expo Night. Our students did a great job of self-selecting quality work to share with their parents. We’ve been open for a year and a half. I think it’s taken that long to re-engage students with the kind of pride and effort they put into sharing their [...]

Posted 02 April 2010 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

Bus. Insomnia. Windows.

Last week during a bout of insomnia, I watched The Remains of the Day twice in a row. I had never seen it before or read the book, though I dearly love and frequently sniffle while reading Kazuo Ishiguro’s Never Let Me Go. The Remains of the Day follows Mr. Stevens, a butler, who serves [...]

Posted 17 December 2009 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (1) ° Also tagged: , , , , , ,

The New Curriculum Map

I found Gary Hayes and Laurel Papworth’s  Social Media Campaign image a few days ago via Steven Anderson’s (@web20classroom) Blogging About The Web 2.0 Connected Classroom.  It broadened my thinking about the curriculum map due to my head of school in September.  I work at a middle school that strives to differentiate instruction by content, process, [...]

Posted 22 August 2009 † Chad § Blog post ‡ Comments (5) ° Also tagged: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,