Teaching Innovator Prints

"I feel I should remind you that the latest research cautions against an over-reliance on testing."

"There's nothing to be scared of, Mrs. Miller, it's just another teaching tool!"

'Your classroom management techniques work in practice but not in theory. That worries me.'

"I agree it's a good approach, and just as soon as one of my students does something positive, I'll reinforce it."

"Okay, let's try a different approach. Let's say that fat boy scores a rock from Zeke and sell it for $20.00. Fat Boy skims off five. How much does he pass on to Zeke?"

"We're bringing the arts and sciences together here by giving crayons to mice."

"I had a fear of speaking in front of people, which is why I shadow puppet and sing the lessons."

Edison: The Early Years,

"How can I be a lead learner without the technology needed to lead?"

Mr. Defner's drive-in algebra class was retro cool, controversial and somewhat effective.

'Home Schooling'

'I wrote a software program and sold it for two million dollars.'

"I hate negative numbers, and I'll stop at nothing to avoid them."

Technologies and distance classes

'This handheld computer is very useful for teaching. It displays my lesson plan, calander, key files, and an extensive menu of put-downs for hecklers and classroom clowns.'

"I believe that's a Montessori school."

"Today in class we're going to create a physics teacher."

"Why are all of your answers so mechanical?"

'They say my tests are too hard. Maybe I should switch from Essay to Connect-the-Dot.'

Welcome to your new English Class.

I don't get the 5 paragraph essay. Do and outline. Topic. 3 examples. Conclusion. Ok. " 5 Graf Essay Stinks." Click click click. "2 long." Tap tap tap. "2 boring." "2 over." "#5grafmustdie." Thanks, Nana. It's a breakthrough! The 5-paragraph tweet!

'Please pay attention. Pretend I'm a movie on your phone.'

'I will now read the results of my experiments in fruit genetics. . .'

'You're being evacuated to a better catchment area.'

Education Plan

'Let's put it this way, your Billy is the only kid in class without his own website,,,'

'Since you're a teacher, we picked this one from the Tree of Knowledge.'

'A restaurateur prepares macaroni and sells it as pasta. I want you to do the same for the educational program at your school.'

Student to Miss Belcastro, her history teacher: 'We need some newer history.'

Thoughts on Education.

'Why can't we just go to school.org?'

"I asked the parents to get involved more and now they're home-schooling."

'In which on-line university will you enroll?'

'How did you get so many kids to sign up for your geology class?'

Looking inside the internal maze,