Posted in Author: Mike Smart, Miscellaneous on October 1st, 2008 No Comments »
Kudos to the celebrities who took the time to be involved in this excellent public service announcement encouraging people to both register and vote. Nicely done, and spread it around…
Warning: Contains some swearing and strong language inappropriate for young children.
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Posted in Author: Mike Smart, Education on September 2nd, 2008 No Comments »
No matter how many years I teach, I always wake up well before I need to during the first week back to school. Last night I set my alarm for 6:00A.M., but this morning I snapped wide awake at four in the morning, ready to go. I sat there for an hour trying to fall [...]
Posted in Author: Mike Smart, Education, Technology on August 30th, 2008 5 Comments »
A few weeks ago I stumbled onto this video:
The piece speaks for itself, but it has to be one of the more uplifting things I’ve seen in a long time. It’s hard to look at the clip and not feel that somehow, some way, we’ll eventually get things right. I also think there are a [...]
Posted in Author: Mike Smart, Teacher of the Year on August 24th, 2008 No Comments »
Every year, Education Minnesota invites present and past Minnesota Teachers of the Year to spend some time at the Education Minnesota booth at the Minnesota State Fair. This coming Tuesday, August 26, is this year’s Teacher of the Year Day at the fair. Derek Olson will be at the booth after 4:30PM. I will be [...]
Posted in Author: Mike Smart, Education, Teacher of the Year on August 21st, 2008 No Comments »
Mike Geisen, the 2008 National Teacher of the Year, has started blogging about his adventures this school year. As National Teacher of the Year, Mike leaves the classroom for one school year to travel the world and speak about education. He will serve in this role through May of 2009. In addition to his sharp [...]
Posted in Author: Mike Smart, Blog Communication, Teacher of the Year on August 12th, 2008 No Comments »
Congratulations to Derek Olson for being named our new 2008 Minnesota Teacher of the Year! Derek received the award in the wake of Carleen Gulstad’s resignation for personal reasons in June of this year. Derek will make an excellent Teacher of the Year, and is incredibly deserving of the honor. He is a highly respected [...]
Posted in Author: Mike Smart, Blog Communication, Teacher of the Year on June 11th, 2008 1 Comment »
I wanted to make a quick post first and foremost to congratulate our new Minnesota Teacher of the Year, Carleen Gulstad. She is both articulate and enthusiastic, and will be a wonderful representative for Minnesota educators! Congratulations, Carleen! I’m very happy for you!
In speaking with Carleen about the future of this blog, we decided that [...]