Finding Focus

This week, I am assisting with Advanced Placement testing, helping students in World Language and Music AP classes record their audio for the spoken part of the exams and save them as .mp3s onto the CDs provided.

I will also assist with the Wildcat News program at Walton Farm, meet with Gwyn-Nor teachers about Sugar Sync, and run a Geo-caching station for a 6th grade Science field trip to a local park.

Since my last post, I've had a birthday, run my first 10-mile race, the Broad Street Run, and registered for my second, a 5-mile race for this coming weekend. I've also celebrated my son's 5th birthday, taken the kids shopping for Mother's Day presents, learned how to play three new songs on keyboards for the cover band, and increased my use of Twitter as a PLN.

I've watched the Sixers surprise us in the playoffs, the Phillies falter, and the Flyers, as I type these words, get eliminated from the hockey playoffs.

I've got a concert to look forward to attending this weekend, as my all-time favorite band comes to town. I have two shows of my own to play on Saturday, at two different venues, with two different bands. We'll also have great friends visiting from out of town who we'll hope to connect with at some point.

There is a lot going on, but I've been spending a lot of time running, which gives me time to think. Some of those thoughts have been about my tech coaching goals for the upcoming weeks. I've decided to focus as much time as possible on streamlining all the resources, references, links, podcasts, tutorials and other information I've amassed during my time as a coach so they can be accessible for the teachers next year when we won't have tech integration coaches. Making the websites more searchable and organized will be a good focusing mission as we race closer to June and a much-anticipated Summer break.