Blog - Melinda S. Miller

EduCon2.0 @ SLA in Philadelphia

It is 10PM Central time and I am trying to figure out how to be involved in Educon from afar:) I noticed there are Ustream channels, it is on HitchHikr, and they have a wiki. They have a store items to buy as well. Now if I can just figure out how to take part in all this that would be GREAT!!! I am even going to "tag" this post in hopes that someone will "take my hand" and help me with ... Read More about EduCon2.0 @ SLA in Philadelphia

Giving my teachers a “virtual” tour…….

How do you "show" your teachers a resource room that only 3 people can fit in at a time? Obviously you can't have a faculty meeting in that room. :) Digital pictures are my answers for this!Our district ordered a large number of new books for our book room. It is going to take quite a while to get them all organized and labeled correctly but I wanted my teachers to be excited and I really think ... Read More about Giving my teachers a “virtual” tour…….

Podcasting Principal is Back!!!

Tune in this week to this blog and The Podcasting Principal for a new episode. I have been on hiatus for a few months but was able to record last night. Of course there is no school today and I am unable to upload but check your feeds and podomatic for the next episode.I am talking Observations this week!!! Scott and I also did a show on this on the Practical Principals a few months ago. ... Read More about Podcasting Principal is Back!!!

Observations: Formal/Summative

Here's how I do it...........In September I observe all non-tenured teachers. I do this in case I need to work with a newer teacher on planning, classroom management, instruction, parent communication, etc. This is the "dog and pony show" observation. They set the stage and just invite me in. If the lesson doesn't go well, there is a student problem, the teacher doesn't like how things are going, ... Read More about Observations: Formal/Summative

Teacher Workday a Success!!!

Our teachers returned to work yesterday. It is a little odd to have a teacher workday on the last Friday of break. Oh well! Pick your battles. I was not able to be in my own building the whole day due to trainings going on in various locations throughout the district.Conco Quarries is a community business that has a wonderful meeting room that they allow our district to use for district-wide ... Read More about Teacher Workday a Success!!!

Happy New Year 2008!!!

I just read through a few of my favorite blogs in my "reader." I actually took my "reader" off my homepage to do away with some of the guilt of not being able to keep up. I am not even sure if anyone still has this blog in their reader. When I started blogging last year I found this to be the most forgiving place of any professional development activity I have participated in.This post is to "test ... Read More about Happy New Year 2008!!!