Category Archives: School
The Birth of Jesus Christ
The Nativity Luke 2:116 And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn. Luke 2:7 Caesar Augustus, the Roman emperor, sent out a decree (law) that everyone in his empire had to be taxed. Each [...]
“Learning Disability” is just a Label
Ask Yourself… How would you answer if I said to you: “In general, children with learning disabilities score below average on intelligence tests.” What would you say? Would you quickly say something or would you think about it? What if this question were on a final exam you were taking for your Learning, Literacy, and [...]
Ben’s Eyes
My son got his first pair of vision contacts today. He had trouble putting in his first contact because he had never touched his eye before, or so he says. It took Ben 45 minutes to put in the first contact. He got frustrated as things progressed as you can imagine, and his eye got [...]
Do your students really know their learning goals in technology education?
Goals are being met I have been asking my students to fill in a little survey at the end of class. Questions on this survey include how the class was able to meet their goals. Here is my process: When asking my students to introduce themselves at the beginning of class, I write down their [...]
Chocolate is good for your brain!
A lovely fellow student in Neuropsychology did her presentation today on how chocolate can be good for cognition. I totally grooved on this presentation and was a bit of a loud mouth considering how important chocolate is to my life. The following is the presentation that she gave. She even spent money on a PPT [...]
My second semester teaching undergraduates
I am learning the difficulties and joys of teaching undergraduates. Many of them are young and idealistic, but at the same time they are not mature enough to realize how important and unique they are in attending a higher education institution. Many do not realize how fortunate they are and how valuable their learning is.
Significant Learning? Who cares.
Caring, huh? My instructor for my independent study on teaching in higher ed has led me to the significant learning model of L. Dee Fink and his Significant Learning model. I like his model because it includes all the principles I think are important for our instruction. Significant Learning Elements (Fink, 2003) Notice how caring [...]
Goodbye Summer
I missed a lot of summer. I spent so much time working and studying that I missed summer. It is a shame, but at least I spent a lot of time with my kids. Summer afternoon — summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. — [...]
My day…
Take a gander at my day yesterday at work two days ago Maybe other doctors will
