Recapping and Moving Forward

Recapping and Moving Forward

1. Setting up your MAT folders
I’m recommending that you consider setting up folders for your documents for the whole year. Setting up a folder hierarchy is up to your own personal taste but here’s one suggestion.
Set up one MAT folder at the F-drive level, or the second level in MYDOCS.
Inside that folder create a new folder for each of your classes this year. Those classes are:
Ed Tech, Diversity, CIA, Foundations, September Experience, Action Research, Special Methods, Guide Group, Human Development, Language/Literacy, Human Relations, Integrated Projects, Contemporary Issues, Winter work sample, Spring work sample, Portfolio. In addition, I would name one folder Administration because a fair amount of information gets emailed or posted that deals with announcements, advice, requirements etc. as the year goes on.
I would also recommend that you have the same folders at your home computer, AND in your email client. Therefore, all documents, including emails can be sorted as they are received. You may wish to have other folders also to accommodate your organizational preferences. (P.S. this is also a strategy you should teach your students of the future).

AHS Graduation

What a pleasure to attend this year's AHS graduation, where the youngsters had their moment in the sun(set).

Ready Set Blog!

Ed Tech Matters

The start of a new cohort is upon us Summer 2006-07

The World is Flat

This new book by Thomas Friedman chronicles the recent past concerning technological advances affecting worldwide business competition. HIs primary premise is that the existence of the worldwide fiber optic network is creating an equal playing field for developing countries, which can supply much cheaper labor, and fill niches in manufacturing and service sectors. The highly motivated mega-countries of India and China pose a threat to the economic survival of leading world powers like the United States, Japan, and Western Europe. For educators, it begs the question, if these trends continue, what is our responsibility to the children we teach in terms of adequate preparation, skills, and knowledge?