Well, my public challenge to my students two months ago worked… I got hooked on dr
inking way too much Diet Coke while writing my final Masters papers and couldn’t kick the habit. So, I told my class that if they saw me with DC in my hand, they could use any means necessary to get it out of my hands. My grade eights, in particular, were delighted by the possibility of taking me on (I’m 6’4″ and way too many pounds). But, the public pressure not to meant it was relatively easy to switch over to water… I didn’t want the embarrassment of being bested by a pack of rabid grade eights, for one.
So, to make sure that something happens, I’m going to publicly list my tasks for March Break. They are:
- Finish GeoGebra PD for our PCMI PDO
- Restructure question banks and verify the tags in MapleTA.
- Design & implement GoogleDocs tracking database/spreadsheets à la CIS 339 Middle School in the Bronx, as seen at Educon 2.1 in January. This is something that’s been on my mind a lot; thanks go to my colleague here for finally making us push towards it!
- Finish up PhD applications. Do it.
- Read 5 books on my reading list. And reflect on them. And write that reflection down.
I think that’s enough. I’m sure I’ll have an “around the house” list, too. But the internet doesn’t need to know about that.
