tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65601416549602155032011-04-21T17:00:42.031-07:00Mr. Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17952378374233028693noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560141654960215503.post-36599585376798475972008-08-22T09:04:00.000-07:002008-08-22T09:23:57.310-07:00It's the Friday before school starts for the students. As most educators would guess, I'm approaching overwhelmed. The good news is that the teachers with whom I work are amazing.<br /><br />I teach English III Standard and honors. I also teach World History Standard and Honors.<br /><br />My English department chair teaches the same English classes that I teach, and she has been a wealth of information and guidance. As time goes on you will see that I gravitate to people who have strength where I have weakness. She could very well be the most organized person I have ever known in this business. I am not.<br /><br />We spent this morning going over schedules, policy, scope and sequence and delivery. We make extensive use of Blackboard in this school and the district as a whole. She was so helpful setting up my Blackboard classes.<br /><br />The benefit to this kind of technology is that you front load the work. If you plan and upload things correctly and in a timely fashion, your work grading and your time spent in direct instruction decreases <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">precipitously</span>. Then you can spend more time in feedback and one-on-one instruction.<br /><br />Stay tuned. There's more to come. Wait until I tell you about my neighbor John.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6560141654960215503-3659958537679847597?l=newjackteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mr. Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17952378374233028693noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6560141654960215503.post-9747304582277381882008-08-21T07:36:00.000-07:002008-08-21T07:41:13.007-07:00The 2008-09 school year will be my 5th as a teacher. It will be my first year at what I consider the most progressive concept in Texas public education, The Academy of Irving ISD. I intend this year to be the one in which I will take the next step in my evolution as an educator. The purpose of this blog is to chronicle the transformation.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/6560141654960215503-974730458227738188?l=newjackteacher.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Mr. Perkinshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17952378374233028693noreply@blogger.com1