The public school experiment for 2022-23 ran its course by January 26, 2023, when we gave the fifth grader a mental health day at home.…
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Tag: grading
Educators in elementary and secondary schools need to communicate with parents with clarity and consistency. Communication can be as simple as sending completed assignments home…
Microsoft Excel is one of my favorite applications. Long ago, it was Quattro Pro that displaced Lotus 1-2-3 in my heart, but Excel long ago rose…
It’s far more than an eight-hour day. It’s more than a five-day work week. “It” is trying to keep our two daughters on track academically. Because…
After 120 days of officially homeschooling for 2020-21, I realized we needed to upgrade our record keeping. Depending on state laws and local public schools,…
As readers of my blogs know, I’m never opposed to using technology when it is an effective tool. I am opposed to the blind embrace…
Visalia Direct: Virtual Valley July 9, 2012 Deadline August 2012 Issue The Teacher’s Pet: Computers Grade Homework While technology long ago replaced human grading of…
I’m taking a short break from designing my Blackboard shells for both an on-campus and online course because I’m exhausted. Don’t let anyone try to…
As I prepare to assume the role of coordinator of an online (and traditional) degree program, I have been thinking about my ideal educational model.…
This year has been a study in contrasts. I chose to teach a traditional technical writing course in the fall and a hybrid course during…