Talking Tech: Do I need multiple blogs and websites?
It’s interesting how little time it takes for a habit to be established. Since starting graduate school again, I have been consumed with reading journal […]
teaching
Building relationships with future news consumers
As I’ve mentioned, I’m a high school journalism adviser and educator. I love journalism, and I love to help my students do great journalism. I am […]
Blending CTE and English III
Over the course of the past school year, I have continued my work as the Sterling High School lead Career and Technical Education teacher, which means […]
Business Education teaching test passed
In the world of education, you have to constantly be moving forward in order to keep up. Perhaps that means learning the latest and greatest […]
‘What if money was no object?’
Over the course of this school year, I have found myself being very introspective. I’ve been trying to answer all these questions running through my […]
Vogts finds his voice again
The new year has come and gone, and I have been negligent in my posting to this blog. I am not proud of that. Sure, […]
Vogts mentioned on NYT education blog
This is a pretty proud day for me. Last year while working as a teacher in western Kansas, I had my journalism students take part […]
Vogts leaving WPHS, moving to Sterling
It is with an avalanche of emotions I write this post. After two amazing years of being the journalism teacher (and bus driver, forensics coach, […]
Elementary student makes my day
My mornings generally consist of driving a brief bus route in which I pick 3-4 elementary students, all of which are boys. The number depends […]
Speech Communication teaching test passed
Earlier this school year, I took two teaching tests, and I passed them both. However, I still had one to take. Well, the results are […]
PHOTOS: Snowmageddon 2011 in Arnold, Kan.
Western Kansas has been slammed with a blizzard. We didn’t have school today, and we got dismissed early Monday. This means Monday night’s Christmas concert […]
Vogts passes teaching tests
This post has been a long time in the making. In September, I took two tests that are necessary for me to become a full-fledged […]