Monthly Archives: May 2011
Lessons Learned in Soccer
| May 23, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Thoughts |
It has been an insane three weeks for my wife and I and I am just now getting back to writing and following Twitter again. Coaching has changed my life. I am the varsity soccer coach for our school and I had the opportunity to take our team to a tournament with schools from all… more
Letting Go
| May 11, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Projects |
As we head into the end of the school year, I’ve done a lot of reflecting on the content I was able to finish this year. I am fortunate in that I don’t have standardized testing to worry about and that my principal is very “hands-off” and lets me try new things with my class.… more
Don’t Miss the Forest
| May 9, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Technology, Thoughts |
Any time the iPad is mentioned, mouths start watering and eyes well with tears as they think about the possibilities…myself included. The iPad has some amazing features (not to mention the iPad2 upgrades) for education and the accessibility of content has opened up enormously. I’m encouraged by teachers that are blogging about their use of… more
What Makes Me a Great Teacher?
| May 6, 2011 | Posted by Brian Bennett under All, Thoughts |
Ok, so the title is a little self-indulgent, but don’t judge me just yet. I was thinking back about student teaching earlier this week and how my cooperating teacher made me reflect on everything and how I got so tired of it by the end of student teaching. She was constantly pushing me to reflect… more
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