Team Tommy Needs You
Tommy Belsky is a first-grade student from Hopewell, NJ, who has been battling acute myelogenous leukemia, a cancer of the blood and bone marrow. Were it not for the fact that Tommy’s aunt and uncle...
View ArticlePA HB 363: If You Can’t Beat ‘em, Ban ‘em!
Folks were all a-Twitter today about the newly-proposed legislation in Pennsylvania, PA House Bill 363. My colleagues & fellow Pennsyltuckians Dan Callahan and Jimbo Lamb have already written...
View ArticlePA HB 363: An Update
A few months ago, I wrote about proposed House Bill 363 in Pennsylvania, which, in its current wording, would effectively ban cell phones and computers in public schools statewide. I wrote a letter to...
View ArticleBlogging Too Close to Home
In Wes Fryer’s latest post, he debates what to do about his child’s teacher’s decision to show ten full-length feature films over the course of a semester. Wes raises questions of copyright and fair...
View ArticleThe Ick Factor, Part I
Hot on the heels of The Teachable Moment comes another collection of short stories by educators, One Size Does Not Fit All: Diversity in the Classroom. My offering for this collection draws upon my...
View ArticleThe Ick Factor, Part II
The design of the course asked students for their input, their opinions, and their reflections upon reading articles and viewing films that allowed them to move past the stereotypes and deal directly...
View ArticleSharing My Career Via Dropbox
On March 7, 2011, I finally did something I have wanted to do for a long time: I made available for download all the materials I developed, adapted, and otherwise used for all the courses I taught over...
View ArticleWhat Will They Remember? #Ferguson
Just some memories and questions that were inspired by Rafranz Davis’ post, “When Real Life Happens, the Lesson Plans Change”. I was in seventh grade in November 1989. I don’t remember many specifics...
View ArticleShaving for a Cause
I’m in my fourth year working in Lawrence Township Public Schools, and as long as I have been here, students and staff have participated in St. Baldrick’s Day, a fundraiser for childhood cancer...
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St. Baldrick’s Day 2015
Told you I was going to do it: Shout out to the LIS Brave Shavers, the LHS Bald Buddies, event organizers Drs. Mike and Melissa McCue, host venue Amalfi’s, and all the Lawrence Township Public Schools...
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