Russ Lauber's Page (the GoobeRuss)

Yesterday I spent the day at Copper Hills high school at the High School Progress Team meetings. I have been involved in these three-time-a-year

meetings for the past three years, and, although I don't like to leave

my classroom in the hands of a substitute teacher, they are really

productive.



Every high… Continue

After reading Draper's latest post, I thought a little bit about it and had to admit feeling a LITTLE guilty about my lack of participation. I think these social forums are fantastic ways to share ideas, and realized I haven't… Continue

Well, back full-time for the first week. I'd forgotten how much energy it takes, and how tired I'd be by the end of the week. I also had forgotten what energy can be drawn from interacting with 2,000 excited youngsters!



Us veterans were given seniors for… Continue

Well, summer's over, and it's time to ratchet up the educational energy
level to classroom teaching mode, again. After constructing and
conducting our faculty first days Professional Development Days
activities, based on this summer's Professional Learning Community
Institutes, it's good to be back...I LOVE this gig, and can't imagine
ever doing anything else...well, I guess I never really have.

Draper gave me a virtual dope-slap (if you don't listen to Car Talk

with Click and Clack-The Tappet Brothers on NPR Saturday and/or Sunday

mornings, you're DEFINiTELY spending too much time on Twitter) a

couple of weeks ago concerning the reality(ies) of not only supplying

our STUDENTS with the technical support they need, but the TECHNOLOGY

SUPPORT to keep it up and running...as a 'novice' Techno-Weenie on… Continue