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Saturday, February 01, 2003

Redesigned Web Site
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Changing how your web site looks isn't an easy task--not when you have hundreds of documents linked to it!

Changing how your web site looks isn't an easy task--not when you have hundreds of documents linked to it! I began the process about 8:00PM on a friday night and have been working for 17 hours straight, with only a few stretch breaks, breakfast, and a short nap. Still need to do a lot of work in the background, but it's just a matter of adding links to existing documents. The next step will be to purchase the "mguhlin.net" domain name, which I haven't had a chance to do yet <sigh>.

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4 Steps to TPRI Handheld Implementation: Keeping Success in Hand
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When I arrived at work that wet April morning, I was surprised to see the invitation waiting for me in Outlook. The calendar notice reminded me that there was a meeting that afternoon regarding TPRI. Not being familiar with TPRI, I wondered at what someone in Instructional Technology would have to do with what had typically been a reading initiative for K-2 teachers. From that first meeting in April until mid-May, 2003 I have learned much about planning the implementation of TPRI and the use of Handheld computers in my district, which ranks as one of the top ten largest districts in Texas.

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5 Steps to PBL-Enhanced Professional Development
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Problem-based learning, however, provides a different approach you can take. It focuses you on an ill-structured problem. The story, the characters in the story, all come from the experiences of your students and real life. Follow these steps to enhancing professional development through the use of PBL. Even if you don’t adhere to the strict process or flow of problem-based learning, you will have transformed the experience for your adult learners. . .and these days, that can be the difference. The difference between another boring presentation people gulp coffee to stay awake in to a transformative experience.

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These writings do not reflect my employer's views, only my own. Furthermore, any resemblance to events or individuals/groups in my school district is purely coincidental, an accident of interpretation. Questions? Leave a comment or email me at "mguhlin@gmail.com".