by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 17, 2020 | Uncategorized
This Year I Will Write My Heart Out. My Message Matters.From nanowrimo.org and created by Tyrell WaitersI participated in this awesome contest for many years before taking a break, but I believe this year, with all the confusion and disorientation many of us are...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 11, 2020 | Uncategorized
“We really have a great product,” I have heard superintendents say. “We have several offerings for the students,” others have said. What is this? A car lot? A factory?From PexelsFor all the talk about differentiation, personalized learning, SAMR (a model for...
by Heather MacCorkle | Oct 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
If asked to be, the answer is ”Yes.” If not asked, that is still the answer.Photo by Tai’s Captures on UnsplashIsn’t it weird how Shakespeare still entwines himself into our collective consciousness through lines such as those from Hamlet? After being dead for...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 27, 2020 | Uncategorized
They promised we would “get used to it,” but we haven’t yet, and it’s so exhausting.From John Schnobrich on Unsplash“Resistance is futile,” Picard warned us about the Borg, and right now I feel like I’m starting to become part of the Borg Collective… or perhaps a...
by Heather MacCorkle | Sep 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
It’s not pretty.Photo by Steve Johnson on UnsplashThe key to having your voice “heard” is to use it often, but this week’s post topic eludes me. Perhaps it’s fatigue. Maybe it’s this feeling that I’ve already said too much.Still, I yearn to be part of the...