Wes Fryer has me guest blogging for the weekend.  Trying to come close to his prolific writing will be a challenge. I may cross post but I may not. At any rate, it’s nice to go to new places.

Today I was putting gas in my van and as painful as it was to pay $1.19 per litre, I did enjoy the convenience of paying at the pump. I watched the many patrons pump their gas and then march over to the tiny store to wait in line and pay for their fuel. Jeff Utecht’s post today on Creating a Paradigm Shift brought my gas pumping experience to my mind. Jeff...

I’ve changed theme for the first time in over a year. Rob’s new Mandingo theme looked good to me but it did require some customizing that I hadn’t got to till now. I not only liked the clean look but also it was more accommodating for larger screen resolutions. My previous template was best suited for 800×600 which would seem to fit the lowest...

My wife is big fan of reality tv. I know, I can hear it already: “It’s not reality”, “I don’t watch a lot of tv”, “blah, blah, blah”….. I actually like a few as well. This summer Fox has unveiled, On The Lot, a Mark Burnett production to give aspiring filmmakers a chance to strut their stuff and have a chance to...

My job is mostly about change. Helping teachers understand what’s different, what’s possible and what’s necessary in order to change/improve teaching and learning. There would be still be a few who question why we need to change but at least that battle is seeing fewer participants. That said, I’m still torn between what I know to be right,...