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A video slideshow I made using iMovie. This is for the Portfolio course I’m taking.

In the few weeks ago I wrote a story describing how I made sourdough bread from scratch, starting with wild yeast. I’ve made bread before, many times – who doesn’t like home made bread? But in those cases I was … Continue reading →

Today we were asked to go over the descriptions of our top five strengths, and select words or phrases that resonate with us. I took the resulting list of words and put it in Wordle.

I was asked yesterday to think of something I’m proud of. There are quite a few things in my life I can think of – my sons (most of the time), becoming a teacher, 20 years of military service, among … Continue reading →

I love maps that visualize questions I’ve never asked.

My time seems to be like a new bookshelf – there’s always something to fill it. Edit – 6 Oct. This is a great idea. Turns scheduling around, makes it the way it should be: http://lifehacker.com/5657222/schedule-your-work-to-avoid-a-calendar-choked-with-interruptions

Two things surprise me (so far!) about preparing to teach. The first is the amount of time spent not preparing lessons. Dealing with administrative details, coordinating with other faculty, organizing, all these take a tremendous amount of time. The second … Continue reading →

I’ve been offered a new job, and accepted it. Once the paperwork is finalized, I’ll be a teacher. I’ve already started developing some lessons, and it’s a surprising amount of work.