You ain't got a thing if you ain't got that NING

You ain't got a thing if you ain't got that NING

So Much for Resolutions

Yes, that's right. I am finally recording an entry, 14 days into the new year. Things have been busy, both at home and back here at school. I am finding myself challenged with the ability to keep up with the many wonderful posts on my blog list that have convinced me that a change is in the air regarding how and what we teach. The amount of possibilities available are endless, and therefore overwhelming. While learning about all these new ideas and technologies that are in the wind, I am frustrated by the lack of enthusiasm or support by my peers. Change IS hard and old habits DO die hard. It takes a village, so to speak.
I am hoping that perhaps the best way to get faculty onboard is to use more ideas for professional development. One example, all our middle school teachers have been asked to open up a delicious account to start to save either professional development articles or articles that m,ight be of interest to their students. I suggested that teachers may want to have 2 accounts, one for themselves and one for the classroom. I am thinking about doing that myself in terms of the research the 8th grade is persuing regarding the primaries and , eventually, the election of the president in November. I have also created a wiki that contains links to a variety of topics related to our subject areas that I am hoping teachers will use as a resource as well.