I have been quiet on my blog for many reasons, but the main one being that I was working toward another shift in my career as an educator. I became aware that my position as a Teacher on Assignment was not going to be continued into the next school year, so I was looking at going back into the classroom. That prospect was exciting to me. I am an educator,...

Reflective Writing Club Prompt 3: Compare your current professional experiences with your professional experiences at the beginning of your career. Discuss how digital technologies have impacted what you do professionally and how you do it. Has your professional identity shifted at all as a result of the emergence of digital technologies? What...

So much for keeping up with new blogging prompts! I blame rewriting my dissertation prospectus and preparing myself for an effective job hunt as I work toward the next phase of my career. I really liked the premise of Michelle Pacansky-Brock’s Reflective Writing Club, so I am going to carry on anyway, even though the last prompt in her 6 week cycle...

I couldn’t resist using this as my post photo given that Michelle used one much like it in hers. What’s special about this photo is that it is one of my own. The dog is my sweet Red Lab Ryker.Through my experience with Edublogs’ EduBlogsClub, I got to know some very interesting and insightful educator-bloggers. One of my favorites was Michelle Pacansky-Brock....

Image Credit: John Hain on PixabayToday is Martin Luther King Jr. day…a national holiday in the United States. As an educator, I have taught countless 2nd – 5th graders about Dr. King. As I took in all the media coverage about this important holiday today, there was a part of the history behind this holiday that I had been completely unaware of – the...

EduBlogsClub Prompt #28: Prompt: Write a post about digital citizenship How do you teach students about being good digital citizens and appropriate behavior on the web? Have you had any specific experiences related to students, behavior, and the web? How do you think that digital citizenship is related to in person citizenship? What would you add...