Unbelievable finish

I saw this highlight video of Trinity College winning a football game as time ran out. They lateraled the ball 15 times and scored the winning touchdown. Too good to be true, well watch the video.

Happy Thanks Giving

Just wanted to wish everyone a happy thanks giving.

Lets give thanks for what we have. Spend time with your family and count your blessings, there are many who are away from their families during the holiday seasons.

Give thanks for our freedom and for the ones who are defending that freedom.

Have a piece of turkey and thank a veteran.

State Championships

I just wanted to congratulate the Iowa state Champions. They really worked hard this year and they deserve all the glory.

In Class 4A - Bettendorf 21, Ankeny 16
In Class 3A - KEOKUK 42 , BISHOP HEELAN CATHOLIC 7
In Class 2A - SOLON 24 , CENTRAL LYON/GEORGE-LITTLE ROCK 7
In Class 1A - SAINT ALBERT, COUNCIL BLUFFS 7 ,REGINA, IOWA
In Class A - WAPSIE VALLEY, FAIRBANK 22, LAWTON-BRONSON 14
In 8 Man - STANTON 32, ARMSTRONG-RINGSTED 24

I am really impressed By Solon and how they run the Jet/Fly sweep They run it very efficiently. I have been following them for the past several years and they only get better and better.

What to do? What to do?

Well for most high schools football is now over. Here in the sate of Iowa we are watching the semi-final games at the UNI dome.

We don't have as many classes of football as some other sates do. We have 4A (700 students & larger), 3A (next 64 schools), 2A (next 72), 1A (Next 72), A (remaining 11 player teams) and 8 man football.

I was kind of glad to be done coaching this year. I was banished to coach 7th graders because I wasn't one of the head varsity coaches drinking buddies. There were 3 of us that were bannsihed and used as scape goats as to why the varsity went 1-8 that year. Well this year they went 1-8 again. We had more success at 7th grade than the varsity did this year. We even had to make sure that everyone played.

My question is what do I do now? I have head coaching experience (2 years) and 9 years varsity assistant, 1 year middle school coach. Should I start applying for head positions? Do I look else where to be a varsity assistant again? Do I suck it up and be a 7th grade coach again?

I do know that I do not want to be a 7th grade coach any more.

My wife and son like it though because I get to spend more time with them. Yes that is a nice benefit, however 7th grade drives me crazy and I want to do high school again.

I would love to be a head coach again but that means I would have to leave the school I am teaching at. I really like it here. There is little to no chance of me coaching varsity at the school I am at.

Can anyone give me some advice? Please if you read this tell me what you think.

Greatest hits video

I just saw this greatest hits video and I just had to share it with everyone.

Enjoy!!! Let me know what you think

The best Offense around

Here is a video about the wing-t. It is the best offense around for the high school level. It should be run more at the college level also. It is a highly effective offense.

If you are thinking about implementing an offense than check this one out.

Find more videos on www.findinternettv.com.

Here is another example of how the Jet sweep can be implemented into the offense.

This is the Jet Sally





Here is another play that shows just how much of misdirection there is in the wing-t. It is called the counter x-cross

Find more videos on www.findinternettv.com.

They have outdone themselves

I know people say that you shouldn't try to reveal much about yourself on the Internet. On my wife's blog she will only refer to people by the first letter of their first name.

Well I decided that it was about time I share a little more about myself. I am sharing this with you not because I think people should know about me, I am sharing this because of the wonderful school that I teach at and the strides that I believe we are making in special education.

Through out my past 10 years of teaching I have seen many changes in special education. I know there have been many other teachers that have been around longer than I have and have seen education come full cycle.

When I first started teaching it was common practice to have those kids who are in special education locked away in a room that was formerly a closet or in a room next to the boiler. I was fortunate to teach at a school that had an excellent moderate special education program. They taught kids about life skills, community functioning, and job related skills. This school was said to be leading the state of Iowa as a model for a moderate special education classroom.

Since leaving my home town I have ventured into some pretty horrible classrooms. I will not name schools but they have literally dumped all of the special ed kids into a small room that use to be a storage room. This room was to be a common room to two other rooms. Five teachers were to share these three rooms and teach math, science, social studies, and English. There were approximately 75 kids served in these three rooms. All disabilities levels were thrown together. Needless to say that this was the worst year I ever had teaching. There are many horror stories I could tell but that would take up too much time. The past is in the past.

I am presently teaching at a high school in central Iowa. Now this is a truly remarkable school. For the past thirteen years they have served the needs of special education students in the regular education classroom. We have become the model school for others to follow in the state of Iowa. We have been visited by five other schools since the beginning of this school year.

You may wonder how we meet the needs of our students. A special education teacher is in all core education classrooms at the high school. I am the social studies collaboration teacher. It has become the expectation that I will be in the classroom co-teaching subjects right along with the regular ed teacher. Visitors have even remarked that they cannot tell who is the regular ed teacher and who is the special ed teacher. I will make sure that all accommodations are made for our students and I am also their to make sure that general education students receive help as well.

I also teach a skill building class called NASA. The NASA classes are divided into English and math NASA's. Students receive an elective credit for taking NASA. I teach 9th grade English NASA. In this class I work with the students to build skills to be successful in the general ed setting. I will work on reading comprehension, fluency, writing, paraphrasing, sentence writing, and studying for test. We will also do several fun activities such as using PowerPoint, movie maker, and pod casting.

A new idea that I have brought fourth is having tests read on Ipods. Teachers or student helpers will read a test and it will be recoded and made into a podcast. This podcast will then be put onto an Ipod nano and given to a student who is to have tests read as an accommodation. The student is able to stay in the general ed classroom and take the test or quiz. When they are done they turn in the Ipod with their quiz/test. This helps student from feeling embarrassed from having to leave the classroom when tests are being given. It helps them avoid the special ed stigma that they hate to have.

This is just one of the many great Ideas that has been coming out of our High school. We have a great staff and a very supportive administration. I consider myself lucky to be part of such a great staff.