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Grad School and My Health
As we come up to the end of yet another school year, and I begin to think about transitioning to becoming a full-time professor, I can’t help but reflect on the last eight years of schooling, and how I’ve “mediated” … Continue reading
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Tagged fellowships, full-time, health, healthcare, illness, money, organizing
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Don’t Know Much About History
As I push forward with data collection for my dissertation, I keep returning to the idea that history can repeat itself. And indeed, there is something repetitive — or even static –about the way the New York City public school … Continue reading
From Journal to Blog 2: Enter James C. Scott
Looking at some of my teaching journals stacked up, I can’t help but think about how the chronicling of time, events, and thoughts has shifted. I’m also thinking about how the value/power/purpose of these thoughts changes if they remain hidden … Continue reading
Bike Paths and the Policy-Practice Gap
I’ve been eager to get back on my bike, and have been carefully taking it out for a spin every now and again. I appreciate the time it gives me to think. And almost without fail my thoughts turn to … Continue reading
In the News
A link to this article in the Daily News came through on multiple list serves this morning: “New York City Teaching Fellows call for overhaul of 12-year program as deadline for new batch of teachers nears.” I think Lisa Cunningham, … Continue reading
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Tagged classroom, Daily News, NY Times, rookie teacher
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No Apples Here
This post draws from my first journal entry as a brand-new New York City Teaching Fellow about ten years ago. I’d spent plenty of time working with children as a teenager, and a year as a photography teacher at a … Continue reading
Metamediated
Why meta? I am currently blogging about talking about blogging. I was in Montreal for a few days and had the opportunity to speak in my colleague’s Qualitative Methods and Educational Psychology class at McGill University. I presented something similar … Continue reading
Posted in Digital Communication, Instructional Technology, On Being a Grad Student, On Being a Teacher, Policy-Practice Gap
Tagged data collection, digital communication, digital footprint, digital media in the classroom, dissertation, grad school, NYC, physical world, social networking
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Williamsburg Success Charter
If you live in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, it’s hard not to notice the billboards and posters advertising the Williamsburg Success Academy Charter School. I snapped these shots a few weeks ago, as I walked into the subway station near my home … Continue reading
From Journal to Blog
So much has been going on, it’s hard to figure out what to write about! I was back down at Occupy Wall Street this morning, and I am impressed that it’s still going strong. It makes me hopeful about what … Continue reading
Occupy Wall Street / Power of Protest
I knew when I started this blog that it was going to be a challenge to keep up once the school year started–yikes, where does time go!? It’s been a whirlwind of a week, and culminated in going to the … Continue reading
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Tagged education, ISO, labor history, occupy wall street, organizing, policy, protest
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