Brief Photo Esther Update

Here is a picture of the set-up I'm using for Esther. So far it's been a great experience. Here's a link if you want to attend this weekend or next.

Spitz-O-Matic songs possibly played on the video game Rock Band

That's right people ... anyone can submit their song onto Rock Band. Here is a helpful post and a link on how to do it. Maybe the single, "Everyone's a Spitz-O-Matic" could be on the game someday.

Gettysburg Weekend/ Esther/ Stuff

Mari and I are going to celebrate 3 years of Marriage on Thursday. We went to Gettysburg last week to celebrate.

On Saturday, my brother, sister-in-law, and little niece came over to visit.

I'm playing drums for our Church's youth drama in late March. Click below for ...
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I performed at a Pep Rally @ U.P.E.S

Someday I'll write more in a blog entry, but now it's back to editing some audio from the rehearsals this weekend.

Public Education Thursday (3/4/2010)

So today was a day full of public education. I started my day @ Hyattsville Elementary School. That's my normal Thursday routine, but today I did not teach instrumental music. I decided I would go to all seven of the classrooms where I normally pull out students. Our school system is preparing for the standardized tests next week. I wanted to help out, so I cancelled my lessons today.

After being in seven different public school classrooms I went to my Leading Instructional Improvement class at the University of MD, College Park. We had a two hour discussion on the pros and cons of accountability. It was fascinating ... we were talking about how data has helped identify specific areas in need of improvement but also how it seems we are teaching to the test as well.

So that's my day filled with public school education and pontification about the restoration of our proliferation.