iTeach and iLearn

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says:  There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under heaven. The Teacher then goes on to list a ser...

The end of the semester is upon us! I feel like every conversation I have with a colleague lately eventually settles on this topic in some w...

True confessions: I'm having a hard time right now with a lot of the things I see in the news. Ongoing conflict in Ukraine, continuing p...

I'm back in the office. It was a lovely Christmas Break for me. And...it was a true  break for me. From December 23 through January 3, I...

It's the end of the year, and I'm growing reflective. I'm thinking back over the past year, the things I've done, and the th...

I have a stubborn streak. The folks who know me quite well will not be surprised at all to hear this. It plays out in lots of different ways...

At the risk of sounding ridiculous...I am grieving a small loss in my life. My faithful clicker that I believe I purchased during my last ye...

It's day one, again.  It's my 10th first day teaching at Dordt. It's my 24th first day of teaching, overall. It's my 40th fi...

Haven't written much on the ol' blog this summer. It's a combination of being busy with other things (teaching a couple of cours...

A couple weeks ago I was at my kids' high school for a concert, and afterward, I ran into the principal in the courtyard of the building...

Last week I heard that a former professor of mine had passed away. Gloria Goris Stronks was a legend, and she influenced an entire generati...

This morning I checked my gmail, which I do periodically...though not every day. Actually, it had been a few days since I'd last logged ...

I'm having a bit of a hard time today as I'm working on my end-of-semester grading. It's not that the students have written poor...

 I saw this one on Twitter today from the eminent Sir John Cleese: Always be the silliest in any group. 😃 #tbt pic.twitter.com/oMJu876Ws...

What a year it's been! (Understatement much, Dave??)  Seriously, this has been a demanding year for me as a teacher. I am not complainin...

I am feeling reflective as I write this. I was grateful to have been able to get my first shot for the COVID vaccine this past Thursday, one...

By nature, I'm a pretty upbeat person. I can usually look on the bright-side, find something lovely to celebrate, and bring some joy to ...

 I've been thinking a lot about learning targets lately. In the two methods courses I'm teaching right now (Science Methods for Elem...

My buddy and co-conspirator, Matt, texted me first thing this morning: "Happy PodDay, brother!" Today is the day...after weeks of ...

Welcome to 2021! I know, I know...I'm a few days late. But here we are. It feels like everyone I know has taken a collective sigh of rel...