by Heather MacCorkle | Jul 27, 2020 | Education, Essays, Learning, Life, Teaching
The Traditional 7, 8, or 9-Period Schedule Might Not Work This Year I’m still curious as to how many people like the bike monologues and would like me to keep them going. It’s actually helped me to make my thoughts more precise and, frankly, less angry....
by Heather MacCorkle | Jul 26, 2020 | Education, Essays, Learning, Life, Teaching
Has Anyone Thought about the “Bio Break”? There isn’t going to be a bike monologue to go with this post. Since I’m curious, I am asking readers: Do you actually like the bike monologues or should I skip them? In today’s post, I pose a practical question that has been...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jul 24, 2020 | Education, Essays, Learning, Life, Teaching
Today’s bike monologue video is my second attempt to create the video today. The first time around, I went down a rabbit hole about not intending to assault feminism and defend the literary canon of dead white males. Feel free to contact me if you would like to hear...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jul 23, 2020 | Education, Learning, Teaching, Virtual Learning
Since it is raining, there will be no bike monologue today. Instead, I offer you this typical post. One complaint about school last quarter was that the asynchronous method of teaching and learning did not work well. There were several reasons for this. Students were...
by Heather MacCorkle | Jul 22, 2020 | Education, Learning, Life, Teaching
Bike Monologue 2 – July 22, 2020 The first four miles of today’s bike ride was devoted to discussing alternative assignments and assessments; helping students learn how to question themselves, each other, and the world around them; and some flowery comments...
