Comments on: My Dog Buddy, May Hold the Key to Better Staff Development. http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development The Occasionally Humorous Thoughts and Ramblings about Education and Life from a K-12 Superintendent. Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:20:33 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: Two Things That Won’t Bite: The Internet and Buddy the Dog. | PrincipalsPage The Blog http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-4279 Two Things That Won’t Bite: The Internet and Buddy the Dog. | PrincipalsPage The Blog Wed, 30 Sep 2009 13:52:13 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-4279 [...] Buddy the Dog (formerly owned by my evil spawn until she got tired of walking him) doesn’t bite. [...] [...] Buddy the Dog (formerly owned by my evil spawn until she got tired of walking him) doesn’t bite. [...]

]]> By: Mo Hurley http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-3356 Mo Hurley Fri, 31 Jul 2009 22:00:58 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-3356 I can't believe this - I also have a beagle named Buddy, and he is EXACTLY the same way! How strange! I can’t believe this – I also have a beagle named Buddy, and he is EXACTLY the same way! How strange!

]]> By: Swine Flu. Just When Schools Thought They Had Heard of Everything. | PrincipalsPage The Blog http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-2584 Swine Flu. Just When Schools Thought They Had Heard of Everything. | PrincipalsPage The Blog Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:39:35 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-2584 [...] much scarier when it comes from an animal… I am dreading the Dog Flu next winter because all Buddy the Dog wants to do is lick me and [...] [...] much scarier when it comes from an animal… I am dreading the Dog Flu next winter because all Buddy the Dog wants to do is lick me and [...]

]]> By: Time For My Dog’s First Evaluation. | PrincipalsPage The Blog http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-2411 Time For My Dog’s First Evaluation. | PrincipalsPage The Blog Fri, 29 May 2009 01:15:00 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-2411 [...] We have a new dog. [...] [...] We have a new dog. [...]

]]> By: Michael Smith http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-2276 Michael Smith Sat, 09 May 2009 01:19:51 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-2276 <a href="#comment-2273" rel="nofollow">@Brandi Caldwell</a>, Love is a strong word. Especially since we don’t know each other. Good luck with your "new" job. And by all means use any and all of my blogs - good or bad. No charge. I am glad it made sense to you. Sometimes I actually read what I have written and go "What?". Thanks for recommending the site. I need all the help I can get. :) @Brandi Caldwell, Love is a strong word.

Especially since we don’t know each other.

Good luck with your “new” job. And by all means use any and all of my blogs – good or bad. No charge.

I am glad it made sense to you. Sometimes I actually read what I have written and go “What?”.

Thanks for recommending the site. I need all the help I can get. :)

]]> By: Brandi Caldwell http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-2273 Brandi Caldwell Fri, 08 May 2009 16:46:37 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-2273 I love this article. My job involves going around and training teachers and administrators how to use new technologies and methods. I tell folks that often a room of high school teachers and administrators are a worse and less receptive audience than kindergarten kids after cupcakes. First, many teachers don’t want to be there because they have "so many other better things to do with their time". Second, many feel that their methods are good enough, so why fix it (especially in high school where we love our content!). Speaking as a high school English teacher who is leaving the classroom after 12 years to do this full time. I have been in worthless PD workshops. My goal is to make the "Buddy's" of the school world see two things- Change is good (and inevitable) AND The new classroom/student involves learning together and not teachers being the only keepers of information. Heck if the kids can Google the answer on their Smartphone, what do we have to offer. I hope you don’t mind if I use your article to introduce some sessions. I think it is very relevant. It make sense... at least to the "dog walker". Thanks so much. I recommend your site often. Great job. I love this article. My job involves going around and training teachers and administrators how to use new technologies and methods. I tell folks that often a room of high school teachers and administrators are a worse and less receptive audience than kindergarten kids after cupcakes. First, many teachers don’t want to be there because they have “so many other better things to do with their time”. Second, many feel that their methods are good enough, so why fix it (especially in high school where we love our content!). Speaking as a high school English teacher who is leaving the classroom after 12 years to do this full time. I have been in worthless PD workshops. My goal is to make the “Buddy’s” of the school world see two things- Change is good (and inevitable) AND The new classroom/student involves learning together and not teachers being the only keepers of information. Heck if the kids can Google the answer on their Smartphone, what do we have to offer. I hope you don’t mind if I use your article to introduce some sessions. I think it is very relevant. It make sense… at least to the “dog walker”. Thanks so much. I recommend your site often. Great job.

]]> By: Alicia http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-2240 Alicia Mon, 04 May 2009 01:55:52 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-2240 I would be honored to be compared to the Terrier/Poodle of my youth. We had a hard time "training" her, but if we responded to the ways she had trained us, it was blissful! Would that make her a reflective learner? Knowing her strengths and needs and letting others around her know what best helped her to grow? I miss her terribly - always the happy wag, but not until I was off the bus and in plain view. I could learn loyalty from her ! I would be honored to be compared to the Terrier/Poodle of my youth.

We had a hard time “training” her, but if we responded to the ways she had trained us, it was blissful!

Would that make her a reflective learner? Knowing her strengths and needs and letting others around her know what best helped her to grow?

I miss her terribly – always the happy wag, but not until I was off the bus and in plain view. I could learn loyalty from her !

]]> By: Dog days of staff development - HOPE Foundation http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-1754 Dog days of staff development - HOPE Foundation Mon, 27 Apr 2009 00:21:25 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-1754 [...] Here is one of his blog posts comparing the aspects of training his new puppy to conducting staff development.  All in good fun. [...] Click here for more about this comment... http://tinyurl.com/cs5dmr [...] Here is one of his blog posts comparing the aspects of training his new puppy to conducting staff development.  All in good fun. [...] Click here for more about this comment… http://tinyurl.com/cs5dmr

]]> By: Diane http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/archives/my-dog-buddy-may-hold-the-key-to-better-staff-development/comment-page-1#comment-1606 Diane Mon, 20 Apr 2009 11:19:39 +0000 http://www.principalspage.com/theblog/?p=809#comment-1606 Our dog also lets us know when it’s time for him to go to bed. He goes halfway up the stairs and and stands there, looking at us and wagging his tail until someone tells him to go to bed. Which is a pile of blankets on the floor of our bedroom. He’s eaten every bed we've gotten for him. He’s an "A" student on walks. Goes #1 every three feet on average, and goes #2 at least twice. Our walks are long on time, short on distance. My kids are in 5th and 7th grades. They way they are taught in school is so different from the way I was taught. Except by the teachers who are old enough to have been my teachers. Change is hard for a lot of people. Our dog also lets us know when it’s time for him to go to bed. He goes halfway up the stairs and and stands there, looking at us and wagging his tail until someone tells him to go to bed. Which is a pile of blankets on the floor of our bedroom. He’s eaten every bed we’ve gotten for him.

He’s an “A” student on walks. Goes #1 every three feet on average, and goes #2 at least twice. Our walks are long on time, short on distance.

My kids are in 5th and 7th grades. They way they are taught in school is so different from the way I was taught. Except by the teachers who are old enough to have been my teachers. Change is hard for a lot of people.

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