As of February 1, 2014, TIME For Teachers is replacing The Teacher Beacon, my first venture into the world of blogging. In addition, the location for this new monthly blog will be a special section on Daily Teaching Tools, my home website. TIME For Teachers springs from one basic premise: Teachers take time for administrators, […]
Principal Flynn Summons Me to Twin Lakes
May 8, 2012 by
This post is a continuation of my series on volunteering in local schools. If you haven’t had a chance to read the first one in the series, it’s located here. On the fourth day of my week at Twin Lakes–the home of the Timberwolves, I had decided not to go back and help with testing. […]
My Return to Twin Lakes Middle School
April 24, 2012 by
As you may know, I have been attempting to volunteer my services at Mandarin Middle School. It’s been about a month now and I’ve made two separate trips to visit them, but no one from that school has ever contacted me. If you’d like to see that complete story, it begins here. If you know […]
I’ve Decided to Become a Volunteer
April 3, 2012 by
I’m assuming that you are probably familiar with Daily Teaching Tools, my website devoted to free resources for teachers. And, if you are, you may also have noticed that I am very fond of advocating that administrators spend specific periods, on a regular basis, in the classroom teaching students. That also applies to anyone in […]
A Temporary Adjustment to Schedule
January 17, 2012 by
I have no way of knowing whether you found The TeacherBeacon via Daily Teaching Tools or through an Internet search. If you haven’t had a chance to see Daily Teaching Tools, I think if you visit, you’ll be pleasantly surprised with what you will find there. If you ARE a Daily Teaching Tools visitor, some […]
Social Media as a Teaching Tool
September 20, 2011 by
I’m thinking that many of you are familiar with me because you have visited my website DailyTeachingTools. One of my page topics there focuses on using technology in the classroom. I mentioned in the conclusion of that page that as much as kids are fixated on technology these days, it just makes sense for […]
I’d Appreciate Your Input Here on This
Have you left a comment here on The TeacherBeacon and then it never showed up? If so, I’d sure like to hear from you. Just take a moment to add a comment to this post. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a lengthy comment, a short one will do just fine. In most cases, your […]