TIGblogs - Telannia Norfar's TIGBlog http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/ What's on the minds of young leaders from around the globe? en-us School in Full Swing http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/475607
I have to get back to work but I have promised myself that I am going to spend some time this evening reflecting on the first two weeks of school.]]> Wed, 10 Sep 2008 07:09:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/475607 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 First Day of School http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/462023
Fortunately, I meet with two of my Algebra I classes]]> Sun, 24 Aug 2008 08:08:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/462023 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 A Light Bulb Moment http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/457349 Sun, 17 Aug 2008 08:08:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/457349 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Updates to International Project http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/453637
I have a few more things to do for tomorrow so that we really have a full view of what we are doing and just clean up some of]]> Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:08:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/453637 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Collaborating is the best way http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/455295 Tue, 12 Aug 2008 09:08:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/455295 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Going Into Overdrive http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/452907 Sun, 10 Aug 2008 10:08:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/452907 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 International Planning http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/450897
I haven't always been a teacher. When I entered the education world, I was amazed at how little collaboration occurred. In all my previous]]> Thu, 07 Aug 2008 07:08:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/450897 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 International Project http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/444291 Thu, 31 Jul 2008 10:07:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/444291 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Curriculum http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/437421 Wed, 23 Jul 2008 04:07:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/437421 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 A Great Tool http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/419051 Sun, 13 Jul 2008 09:07:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/419051 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Some Potential Projects http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417945 Fri, 11 Jul 2008 01:07:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417945 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Final Look at Food Project/Commitment to blog http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417479 Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:07:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417479 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Wrapping Up http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417481 On last Thursday, many of the teams kept getting off task. I think it was a mixture of summer fever and some confusion on how]]> Wed, 21 May 2008 09:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417481 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Example Documents http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417483
I got up early to complete the example]]> Tue, 13 May 2008 10:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417483 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Great Pictures http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417485 Sat, 10 May 2008 04:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417485 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Rolling On http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417487
I took lots of pictures of the students working and am working on putting it on a flicker page. I will create another post when this and the movie of the launch is complete.]]> Sat, 10 May 2008 02:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417487 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Starting To See Progress http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417489 Tue, 06 May 2008 07:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417489 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Handling the Bumps in the Road http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417491
We met briefly on Monday and again our meeting almost ran away from the focus with having to deal with a student issue. However, we were able to modify the checklist I came up with and to create an example]]> Mon, 05 May 2008 04:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417491 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Management Examination http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417493 Sat, 03 May 2008 10:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417493 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 So Much To Review http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417495
The two days before the launch was a little hectic. The team meet the Wednesday before the launch but the meeting]]> Thu, 01 May 2008 10:05:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417495 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Writing Again Soon http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417497
I am still busy trying to get ready so I will write a lot this weekend.

Talk to you again soon!]]> Fri, 25 Apr 2008 12:04:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417497 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Counting Down http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417499
The first item on the agenda was discussing test questions. This is a new aspect to the project brought about by me. Many of our students are not performing at]]> Tue, 22 Apr 2008 08:04:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417499 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Confirming-April 16th Meeting http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417501 Sun, 20 Apr 2008 05:04:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417501 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Mapping Date Details-April 9th http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417503
Our meetings are much more fluid now that everyone knows the big picture and are excited about the effect it will have on the students. Currently, our team has]]> Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:04:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417503 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111 Really Busy http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417505
Please be patient for an update tomorrow.]]> Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:04:00 EDT http://thnorfar.tigblog.org/post/417505 35.4675000 -97.516111135.4675000-97.5161111