Memo: I have not phoned it in. Today I went to the All College Meeting. It likely occurs at other colleges as well, but once a month, many of the faculty and staff gather for an hour at lunch in our lecture hall. The President fills us in on current economic news (as we are […]
Entries Tagged as 'Teaching & Learning'
85 days and a phone
March 10th, 2014 · Comments Off on 85 days and a phone · 100 Days Project, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, Work
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89 days and pre-service teachers
March 5th, 2014 · Comments Off on 89 days and pre-service teachers · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, Teaching & Learning, Work
Every spring semester I teach the student teaching class. This involves a two and a half hour weekly class seminar, plus regular visits to the field where student teachers are working 12 – 15 hours a week in a early care and education setting. I generally keep the placements nearby to the college to keep […]
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95 days and a baby
February 26th, 2014 · Comments Off on 95 days and a baby · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time
I’m so excited this morning that I need to make a note before the afternoon passes! And, the reality of today is that my Wednesdays are very full and busy so I’d best post now! Today, at lunch time, I get to meet a newborn. The baby is the child of one of our college’s […]
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96 days
February 25th, 2014 · Comments Off on 96 days · 100 Days Project, Children, College students, Education, Musings, retirement, Teaching & Learning, time, Work
The joy of observing a developing student teacher at work in a classroom was one of my tasks today. There is no doubt I will miss the privilege and opportunity to support student teachers. It is, at times, hard work. There is always the threat that the placement and/or cooperating teacher is not a good […]
99 days, and I am counting.
February 23rd, 2014 · Comments Off on 99 days, and I am counting. · Education, family, Musings, My Goals, retirement, Teaching & Learning, travel, Work
And, I suppose why not? Some of the feelings up to this point – particularly as I was making the news known to my colleagues – were mixed. It still feels mixed on occasion. I really shall miss the teaching, and the privilege of watching the growth, of my students. I will not miss what […]
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