Where have I been? No where, just didn't seem to have anything to say; wondering if I really want to blog and what should I blog about.
- I don't usually blog about my unversity or students there for all the obvious reasons that other professors have learned the hard way --- too many possibilities for trouble there. But some of the events at the University did keep me from blogging; teaching schedule, some strife and distress and then there is the general stress of any workplace --- bits involving me such as my post tenure review, but mostly just that general and probably normal stressors, including that our dean resigned and the search for a new dean;
- I was finishing my chapters of "THE book": Now the first draft of 12 chapters is done and out for review.
- I did several big jobs for Allyn & Bacon Publishers that kept me busy. These were teaching materials for two textbooks, so won't find my name on them.
- Became the new editor for the Education Annual Edition published by McGraw-Hill. That was a very interesting experience and I enjoyed it.
- Involved in two research projects with folks in my department. Very interesting -- we are woking on ways to evaluate those elusive dispositions for teaching that we think our teacher candidates should have before they graduate. Also, looking at their Internship Work Sample for evidence that they are using the knowledge and skills we have taught in the core courses. I assume that the content area folks are doing the same. These led to presentations at three conferences last year: National Education Computing Conference (June 2007), Council for Learning Disabilities (October 2007), and American Education Reseach Association (April 2008).
- But not all was work, did some fun things as well. I have been doing more reading for pleasure, visiting my parents once a month (mostly), and began knitting again. Spent time almost everyday working in the "garden" --- needs lots more work before I can leave off the quote marks. Then, I completely refurnished my home office; furniture from a box that took several days to construct.
So those were some of the things that were keeping me busy. But where to go from here.
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