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- Neighborhood:
- Old North Knoxville
- Are you a:
- Parent, Educator, Student
- About Me:
- I am a secondary language arts teacher who took leave from the classroom in 2005 when my first child was born. I recently completed a degree in instructional technology at UT-Knoxville and enjoy issues and topics related to literacy education, teaching, parenting, and technology's impact on it all.
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- http://thinktime.wordpress.com/
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"Inventing New Boundaries" at the K12 Online Conference 2007
The K-12 Online Conference 2007 began today with a preconference keynote by educator and technology advocate David Warlick. If you are curious about effective and meaningful technology integration into our classrooms, this conference is a good way to explore with minimal time investment and zero expense!
Conference organizers are utilizing a variety of applications familiar to School Matte
… ContinuePosted on October 8, 2007 at 11:11pm —
Leaving "competition" behind
Cross-posted at ThinkTime
I've been steeping in a brew of educational conversation this week -- first at a meeting on Monday afternoon in which board members, school personnel, and community leaders debated the future of the Great Schools Partnership and then tonight at a gathering in which Sallee Reynolds outlined an ambitious curriculum design for
… ContinuePosted on September 21, 2007 at 1:00am — 3 Comments
Two perspectives on learning and leadership
Posted on September 10, 2007 at 6:53am — 3 Comments
Comment Wall (5 comments)
- At 2:53pm on October 1, 2007,
Pamela Treacy said…
- Jennifer, I thought I would respond to one of your quesitons here. The School Matters moderators plan to meet with KCSB/KCS to tell them more about the site and that we need their expertise/particpation in order to make this not only a discussion site but an action site.
- At 9:30am on August 28, 2007,
Laura Coens said…
- Hi Jennifer! Great to see you on School Matters. By the way -- I did take Eva to the First Day celebration, but the GSP table was empty by the time we got there. Hope to meet you once Eva is back in school!
- At 11:56am on August 21, 2007,
Indya Kincannon said…
- Beth & Jennifer,We need high energy, innovative teachers like you at all of our schools. The job-sharing policy, which I initially proposed when I first came on the Board, is only for tenured teachers, but part-time should be open to any certified teacher. Job-sharing is a more nuanced thing where two teachers share one k-5 class. At the 6-12 level part-time teaching doesn't require nearly as much coordination. It should be at the discretion of the principal, as is all hiring, but if the principal thinks you'd be a good fit even if only part-time, then it should be allowed. We can't afford to offer benefits to part-time teachers, but that should be an area where we compare favorably to the private sector since so many teachers have family obligations. Offering part-time flexible work schedules should be a significant way for us to attract and retain talented people.If you hear differently from HR, let me know. Perhaps we need to re-visit the policy.
- At 11:48am on August 21, 2007,
- Jennifer, I'll be your 'friend' but only if you get a happier photo of yourself!
- At 7:41am on August 21, 2007,
Beth Love said…
- After attending the SB workshop last night and listening to Sallee Reynolds plan for the new HS, you sound like the type of person she would want to hire! I too am a Language Arts teacher looking to teach part time. Sadly, because I have taught out of state ( I am licensed to teach in TN) and don't have tenure here, the Board's policy is to only let tenured teachers teach part time. Hopefully that can be changed so that I can get back in the classroom, yet still be able to be home when my kids get off the bus. I would love to be on the HV team.
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