Blog

  • Learning Drupal

    I have been experimenting with Drupal, which is a web content management system. Another system commonly used is Joomla. Many of our school districts have converted their websites to a… Read more

  • Edublogs or WordPress Dot Com?

    When I set up an account at Edublogs, I thought I’d get right to it and start blogging again. But yes, I did get sidetracked with other things, so here… Read more

  • Ties that Bind

    Ties that bind… this phrase comes to mind as I think about the year just passed. We hosted a foreign exchange student from Moldova and today, she just went home.… Read more

  • Let’s Choose Peaceful Co-existence

    I live in a country where freedom of religion is upheld by our constitution and our culture. Sadly, the same is not so in other places right now. The following… Read more

  • About Mind and Matter

    This post was the “about” page for a blog called “Mind and Matter”. Posts from that blog are now located within this site using the category Mind & Matter. Why… Read more

  • ePortfolios: Making Learning Visible

    Goodness, it’s been far too long since I’ve posted! Tomorrow I will join other e-portfolio enthusiasts at Boston University for the Making Learning Visible Symposium. I was asked to bring a… Read more

  • Baha’i Theology Course

    This week I enrolled in one of the online courses offered by The Wilmette Institute. The course I’m taking is Bahá’í Theology: Concepts of God, Revelation, Manifestation, Creation, Humanity, Afterlife,… Read more

  • Remembering Sue Janosz

    Susan Janosz was a cool person and an excellent educator. She was so respected as an educator that the NHSTE organization created an award in her memory. This year, I… Read more

  • Examples of CommentPress

    There is a very useful WordPress theme called CommentPress. It was created by the folks at the Institute for the Future of the Book. I came across it about a… Read more

  • The Life and Times of Little Bird

    About a month ago, another batch of baby chicks arrived. This time there were several “meat birds” and a few egg-laying hens. One of them came out of the box… Read more

Welcome to my blog!

I’m Cathy,

Here you’ll find my notes about research and other related professional work interests, as well as some personal things, such as books I’ve found interesting, stories of family and friends, travel, and spiritual musings.