Hope you will join me February 10 when I will present: Media Literacy: Engaging 21st Century Learners in Critical Thinking About Media Messages. Description: Join media educator Frank W. Baker (webmaster for the Media Literacy Clearinghouse web site) for this interactive, hands-on, engaging workshop. Come prepared to learn how to help today’s digital natives become healthy skeptics of media messages. We will examine media literacy within… Continue

October typically marks the start of my conference season, and this year has been no exception. If you've glanced at my schedule in the left sidebar, you may have noticed that I started with a new conference, at least for me, ITEC, in Iowa. Even a new conference, though, means some of the same familiar faces.

After you've put in time doing conferences for several years, it becomes apparent that there is a hard-core of presenters who make the rounds year after year. I'm not referring to the Keyn… Continue

Usually colleges have their own guidelines when it comes to college essay for admission or personal statements. It depends on what the actual college requires. You should consider that the colleges look at more than just college essays for admission statements; they look at your grades, GPA, class standing, extracurricular activities, and school service before the… Continue

And It Starts Again!
If it's Fall, I must be getting ready for the next round of Ed-Tech conferences again! So far, I have six conferences on my schedule for Fall/Winter. I'm expecting a few more opportunities to present themselves by the time Spring rolls around, but I certainly won't have to worry about keeping busy for the next several months. My "Keep It Clean!" session seems to still have some legs, after four years, and I'll be presenting it at two new, for me, conferences this season, ITE… Continue

Are any of you familiar with Exchange Teacher Programs. We have just started one with a school in Germany and I get to go teach there next semester. There are many things we are learning just getting ready for this, like now I need to go out and buy some International travel medical insurance because our US Medical insurance may or may not… Continue