Comments for Imagine and Teach http://imagineteach.edublogs.org A Journey Into Blogging and Learning Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:01:32 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 Comment on A Year (and 18 days) On Twitter by Larry Rosbach http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/18/a-year-and-18-days-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-59 Larry Rosbach Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:01:32 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=31#comment-59 I had the privilege of beginning my twitter life @lrphils the same day as you @horizon93. Re #12 "Off the grid": that was one of the hardest things for me to learn. @maggiev told me that Twitter is like a flowing stream. If flows by in real time and you occasionally dip in for a satisfying drink. I now am not as worried if I miss a few tweets. I had the privilege of beginning my twitter life @lrphils the same day as you @horizon93. Re #12 “Off the grid”: that was one of the hardest things for me to learn. @maggiev told me that Twitter is like a flowing stream. If flows by in real time and you occasionally dip in for a satisfying drink. I now am not as worried if I miss a few tweets.

]]> Comment on Why Administrators Should Teach by ejallen http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/why-administrators-should-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-57 ejallen Mon, 19 Oct 2009 02:40:42 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=23#comment-57 Glad you liked the post Charlie. That futures thing is really cool. I don't really understand it, but your kids sure do! Happy to hear that you are considering teaching a class full time. You won't regret it! Glad you liked the post Charlie. That futures thing is really cool. I don’t really understand it, but your kids sure do! Happy to hear that you are considering teaching a class full time. You won’t regret it!

]]> Comment on Why Administrators Should Teach by Charlie A. Roy http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/why-administrators-should-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-56 Charlie A. Roy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:53:06 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=23#comment-56 @ Ed I don't teach daily. I do go into each of our economics classes every year to teach our students about futures trading. I enjoy reliving my past with them on the floor of the CBOT but it is my favorite part of every year. I think next year you've inspired me to just go ahead and teach a section of economics. In fact I just might push all my APs to teach a class as well. @ Ed
I don’t teach daily. I do go into each of our economics classes every year to teach our students about futures trading. I enjoy reliving my past with them on the floor of the CBOT but it is my favorite part of every year. I think next year you’ve inspired me to just go ahead and teach a section of economics. In fact I just might push all my APs to teach a class as well.

]]> Comment on A Year (and 18 days) On Twitter by ejallen http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/18/a-year-and-18-days-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-55 ejallen Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:27:07 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=31#comment-55 Thanks Charlie, and thanks for taking the time to read this. You have been an excellent member of my PLN. Denise and I are planning on being there all weekend this year. We will definitely catch up. Thanks Charlie, and thanks for taking the time to read this. You have been an excellent member of my PLN. Denise and I are planning on being there all weekend this year. We will definitely catch up.

]]> Comment on A Year (and 18 days) On Twitter by Charlie A. Roy http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/18/a-year-and-18-days-on-twitter/comment-page-1/#comment-54 Charlie A. Roy Mon, 19 Oct 2009 01:13:06 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=31#comment-54 Glad to see you are still enjoying the PLN experience. I hope to see you at educon again this year. Glad to see you are still enjoying the PLN experience. I hope to see you at educon again this year.

]]> Comment on Why Administrators Should Teach by Larry Rosbach http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/why-administrators-should-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Larry Rosbach Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:55:18 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=23#comment-53 Last year, talking about teaching a class this year, I told anyone who would listen, “If I’m going to talk the talk I’d better walk the walk.” In other words I would be a more credible advocate for Web 2.0 technology if I were practicing it in the classroom. As it turned out, I did not teach this year. I was startled to reexamine this decision by the present post in Ed Allen’s blog, and also by almost simultaneously reading a post by Dennis Richards on Leader Talk. (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/LeaderTalk/2009/10/walking_the_talk.html) Dennis, after years of advocating Web 2.0 as an administrator, has returned to teaching. It was interesting that he, too, uses the phrase “Walk the walk”. I don’t think I made the wrong decision for the personal circumstances in my life and the fact that my job as Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs at a rather large school grows about 10% every year. If I sound a little wistful it is because I am. There are two things I want to do again before I am too old. I want to train for one more marathon and I want to teach at least one more year. I guess I will have to retire as an administrator in order to have enough time to do either. Meanwhile, I will do my teaching with the teachers in my school, that is, become a fellow learner with the teacher’s in our school’s PLN. I will “walk the walk” there for now, and look forward to “walking the walk” in a real classroom in the not-too-distant future. Last year, talking about teaching a class this year, I told anyone who would listen, “If I’m going to talk the talk I’d better walk the walk.” In other words I would be a more credible advocate for Web 2.0 technology if I were practicing it in the classroom.

As it turned out, I did not teach this year.

I was startled to reexamine this decision by the present post in Ed Allen’s blog, and also by almost simultaneously reading a post by Dennis Richards on Leader Talk. (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/LeaderTalk/2009/10/walking_the_talk.html)
Dennis, after years of advocating Web 2.0 as an administrator, has returned to teaching. It was interesting that he, too, uses the phrase “Walk the walk”.

I don’t think I made the wrong decision for the personal circumstances in my life and the fact that my job as Assistant Principal for Academic Affairs at a rather large school grows about 10% every year. If I sound a little wistful it is because I am.

There are two things I want to do again before I am too old. I want to train for one more marathon and I want to teach at least one more year. I guess I will have to retire as an administrator in order to have enough time to do either.

Meanwhile, I will do my teaching with the teachers in my school, that is, become a fellow learner with the teacher’s in our school’s PLN. I will “walk the walk” there for now, and look forward to “walking the walk” in a real classroom in the not-too-distant future.

]]> Comment on Why Administrators Should Teach by ejallen http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/why-administrators-should-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-52 ejallen Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:10:28 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=23#comment-52 Dean, thanks for visiting the blog! And thanks for commenting. It is a natural fit. Dean, thanks for visiting the blog! And thanks for commenting. It is a natural fit.

]]> Comment on Why Administrators Should Teach by ejallen http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/why-administrators-should-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-51 ejallen Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:09:11 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=23#comment-51 Chris, thanks for the comment. Sounds like a great class. Chris, thanks for the comment. Sounds like a great class.

]]> Comment on Why Administrators Should Teach by Dean Shareski http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/why-administrators-should-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-50 Dean Shareski Mon, 12 Oct 2009 03:03:21 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=23#comment-50 Knowing what we know about the role and importance of leadership in schools, effective principals are instructional leaders, not just administrative leaders. To be an instructional leader it seems to me that being able to teach and loving teacher would be a natural fit. Knowing what we know about the role and importance of leadership in schools, effective principals are instructional leaders, not just administrative leaders. To be an instructional leader it seems to me that being able to teach and loving teacher would be a natural fit.

]]> Comment on Why Administrators Should Teach by Chris Lehmann http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/2009/10/11/why-administrators-should-teach/comment-page-1/#comment-48 Chris Lehmann Mon, 12 Oct 2009 02:55:36 +0000 http://imagineteach.edublogs.org/?p=23#comment-48 A-yep. I'm teaching a Modern Educational Theory class this year... having a blast. :) A-yep. I’m teaching a Modern Educational Theory class this year… having a blast. :)

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