View Article  Making ice cream
I've been thinking about apes. Thinking about apes thinking.

I watched Nova's Ape Genius last week and saw an experiment:...   more »
View Article  Say "cheese"
I attended the first hour of the 8/25 SC meeting. I'll look forward to watching the rest on the replay ...   more »
View Article  Moxie for mine
I noticed the posters two years ago when the School Committee meetings started to be held in the central office ...   more »
View Article  Twitting and Taping
I'm video taping tonight's School Committee meeting. It will be shown on WCAT (hopefully), but not live tonight.

I'm also ...   more »
View Article  Thank You!!! -- with Addendum
Many times during this campaign, I was asked what I thought about the other candidates. I always answered honestly -- ...   more »
View Article  SUN Shine
From today's endorsement in The Lowell Sun: School Committee incumbent Diane Weir has been a breath of fresh air ...   more »
View Article  Dear Neighbor
Dear Neighbor,

It has been my privilege to serve you as a member of the Westford
School Committee since 2005. ...   more »
View Article  \My Stance on "Math in Westford"
I was recently asked about "my stance on Math in Westford". The question was posted on the Westford Math Yahoo! ...   more »
View Article  Literacy Specialists -- Part I
Last spring, I accepted an invitation to watch a Reading Recovery lesson being taught. As a former music teacher, I noticed similarities in the instructional technique. After all, reading isn't simply a collection of knowledge -- something that one knows how to do in theory -- there is a performance aspect to it. To be a reader, you must be able to read....   more »
View Article  Steps and Ladders
Presentation can be found here
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View Article  Office Hours
I will be holding monthly office hours beginning Monday, July 30th from 6:30 - 7:15 PM in the Mary Atwood ...   more »
View Article  What's Old is New Again
This summer, Rob and I headed out to Wahconah Park in Pittsfield, MA to catch a Bob Dylan concert. It ...   more »
View Article  Packet for January 22, 2007
Tonight, the School Committee will be receiving the Superintendent's budget recommendation.  More information is available on the WPS Budget Page.  ...   more »
View Article  Superintendent to present FY08 budget recommendation
This notice came out via the school e-mail list yesterday:

Superintendent of Schools, Bill Olsen, is presenting his recommended FY ...   more »
View Article  Packet for January 16, 2007 -- Part III
Here's the last of the material.  As always, your feedback is welcome and appreciated.

Attached you will find:

Draft minutes ...   more »
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View Article  Packet for January 16, 2007 -- Part II
I can attach only five documents at a time, so I'll have to break this up over a few posts.  ...   more »
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View Article  Packet for January 16, 2007 -- Part I
This weekend I spent three hours scanning the packet material received for tomorrow night's meeting.  I hope this enhances your ...   more »
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View Article  Wanted: Your thoughts on the Math Pilots
During this month's budget presentations, a request for adoption of one of the pilots (yet TBD) was in the budget.  ...   more »
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