Vote for My Presentation on Creativity on Slideshare- July 25, 2008 World's Best Presentation Contesthttp://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/07/vote-for-my-presentation-on-creativity.html A Dose of Inspiration (Hopefully)- July 25, 2008 Below is my entry into the Slideshare World's Best Presentation Contest--Cultivating Creativity in the Classroom. It is not exactly what I hoped it would be. The original font that I used did not make it through the upload (it was a great one too--I think it changed the whole tone of the slide show). I also had to remove several slides because the PPT file was too large (75mb!!) to upload.I'm not sure how big a role standardized testing plays in the everyday life of a teacher in other states,..http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/07/dose-of-inspiration-hopefully.html Looking for the Second Right Answer in Social Studies- July 21, 2008 It was becoming more than I could take. Each morning and afternoon of the school day, the sound of an unhappy sigh from my students would briefly fill my classroom. Curiously, it always accompanied the announcement from me that it was time for social studies. My students loved learning about science--the subject comes easy to me and I am able to teach it in a way that most students find interesting and fun--and that part of class was often enjoyable for them.Social studies was different...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/07/looking-for-second-right-answer-in.html David Byrne's Playing the Building- July 3, 2008 I've become consumed with creativity lately. So when the following video showed up on Bloglines from on Wired.com, I had to check it out. Creativity suggests originality, and I would have to say that Byrne's idea is beyond original.What interests me most about it though is that it does not seem to be a project that would require a great deal of knowledge and skill to pull off. Through trial and error, this is a project that a highly creative and motivated teacher could do with hisher...http://misterteacher.blogspot.com/2008/07/david-byrnes-playing-building.html |