Comments on: 10 minutes ahead http://human.edublogs.org/2009/06/04/10-minutes-ahead/ For fellow teachers... Wed, 02 Dec 2009 09:31:10 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 hourly 1 By: Peter Carnovale http://human.edublogs.org/2009/06/04/10-minutes-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-278 Peter Carnovale Mon, 15 Jun 2009 07:23:31 +0000 http://human.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-278 Hi- i am an Ancient History teacher with some junior classes. I have been the only person interested in creating a wiki- I have had a lot of fun and after 8 months I feel I still have no idea what I am doing. Check it out and I will be very interested in your feedback-I'm getting NONE here Peter Carnovale I can be contacted at pietro39@bigpond.com regards P Hi- i am an Ancient History teacher with some junior classes.
I have been the only person interested in creating a wiki- I have had a lot of fun and after 8 months I feel I still have no idea what I am doing.
Check it out and I will be very interested in your feedback-I’m getting NONE here
Peter Carnovale

I can be contacted at pietro39@bigpond.com

regards
P

]]> By: John Larkin http://human.edublogs.org/2009/06/04/10-minutes-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-253 John Larkin Thu, 04 Jun 2009 11:26:08 +0000 http://human.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-253 Tomaz, thanks for the pointer to Dean's post. It reminded me to comment upon his post. Here's a little taste of what I wrote... "A number of the big names on the circuit are full of sh*t in my opinion. When was the last time they actually taught for a year or more in a school? A real school with real teachers and real kids, all of them with real expectations, real highs and real lows? Even a school that is well equipped? Some of the speakers have simply no idea. They preach their platitudes through rose-coloured glasses. What do I think? Professional development via small increments. Just in time. Situated. Pass a colleague a better powerpoint. Show them a neat and useful Google search trick. Show them how to really find their files on that computer. Build up their confidence incrementally. Start something up and then let them finish it. Start with small steps. Really small. Steps that provide a sense of achievement rather than a sense of frustration. "21st century technology"? So what I say? Big thrill!! Ooohh! Ahhh!!! Why not just say "the present" or "now"?" Cheers from one of your legions of fans, John @john Love your extended comment across at 'Dean's place' (and here of course)! I am so glad to have read Dean's stuff, then your comment & Ali's (& hopefully others). Recently, I have felt like a bit of a grump 'denouncing' or at least questioning some of the "sacred new sayings" (not that I actually have a problem with that) but you guys return & strengthen my faith in the infinitely small, personal, situated acts of assistance, collegiality and meaningful leadership that is better than all of the 'grand schemes' the bean counters want us to build and account for. Cheers! Tomaz, thanks for the pointer to Dean’s post. It reminded me to comment upon his post. Here’s a little taste of what I wrote…

“A number of the big names on the circuit are full of sh*t in my opinion. When was the last time they actually taught for a year or more in a school? A real school with real teachers and real kids, all of them with real expectations, real highs and real lows? Even a school that is well equipped? Some of the speakers have simply no idea. They preach their platitudes through rose-coloured glasses.

What do I think? Professional development via small increments. Just in time. Situated. Pass a colleague a better powerpoint. Show them a neat and useful Google search trick. Show them how to really find their files on that computer. Build up their confidence incrementally. Start something up and then let them finish it. Start with small steps. Really small. Steps that provide a sense of achievement rather than a sense of frustration.

“21st century technology”? So what I say? Big thrill!! Ooohh! Ahhh!!! Why not just say “the present” or “now”?”

Cheers from one of your legions of fans, John

@john
Love your extended comment across at ‘Dean’s place’ (and here of course)! I am so glad to have read Dean’s stuff, then your comment & Ali’s (& hopefully others). Recently, I have felt like a bit of a grump ‘denouncing’ or at least questioning some of the “sacred new sayings” (not that I actually have a problem with that) but you guys return & strengthen my faith in the infinitely small, personal, situated acts of assistance, collegiality and meaningful leadership that is better than all of the ‘grand schemes’ the bean counters want us to build and account for.
Cheers!

]]> By: Alison http://human.edublogs.org/2009/06/04/10-minutes-ahead/comment-page-1/#comment-252 Alison Thu, 04 Jun 2009 05:38:31 +0000 http://human.edublogs.org/?p=63#comment-252 It's funny, I was just over at Dean's blog and it made me think of what you were trying to get across at the local showcase presentation at the edna workshop. I thought I'd mosey over here to see what you might have said on the subject on your blog recently. Looks like we were looking in the same place! It’s funny, I was just over at Dean’s blog and it made me think of what you were trying to get across at the local showcase presentation at the edna workshop. I thought I’d mosey over here to see what you might have said on the subject on your blog recently. Looks like we were looking in the same place!

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