An Application For the B2 Summer Institute

Posted on March 22nd, 2009 by mssigman

While applying for a summer internship position I had to answer the 6 essay questions about my teaching.  It gave me a chance to reflect on my teaching life and philosophy.  I am posting the questions and my answers here.  Please feel free to comment as I have not yet turned in my application.
Teaching Experience: [...]

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Filed under: Middle School Science, Relevance, SMART, Science, Technology Literacy

Interactive Whiteboard Pros and Cons

Posted on May 8th, 2007 by mssigman

The two YouTube videos below are a part of a debate on the efficacy of interactive boards (read SMART boards) in the classroom. The speakers are policy makers for school districts as well as a representative from SMART technologies. They make many salient points.

My experience in this area would seem to bear [...]

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Filed under: SMART, Technology Literacy, Web 2.0