I read this post on Inquire Within a couple of weeks ago and it has been sitting with me ever since. Such good ideas in it! Please go and read it. The post talks about all the ‘c’ words that are often used to describe education and learning in the 21st Century: The … Continue reading »
10 Rules for Students and Teachers (and Life) by John Cage and Sister Corita Kent | Brain Pickings. This is a beautiful post from Brain Pickings – and thanks to Tricia, a timely reminder on the eve of going back to school: Some Rules for Students and Teachers (my favorite, by far, is Rule … Continue reading »
Quitting is not an option. It is a phrase we hear a lot, but do we really mean it? And when push comes to shove, would you quit? Is there anything that would stop you? Today I went to my first Air Show. I wasn’t sure what to expect but I had … Continue reading »
When students needed help, Abby was excellent at offering Apple advice. We have a “No Dogs Allowed” policy at my school, which is understandable given the complexity of mixing animals with little people and the unpredictable nature of both. I have a dog whom I adore. One of our fifth graders was doing a project … Continue reading »
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Part 2 in a series inspired by Seth Godin’s NYC Pick Yourself event. (Part 1 here) This photo was posted by @willrich45, a parent, author, speaker and blogger about social web tools and their effect on school, education and learning, whom I follow on Twitter. Here is the text of the article: Public school students as young … Continue reading »
You know you work with a pretty switched on group of parents when not only do you get flowers and a thank you speech penned by your students at the conclusion of an eight week marathon journey of work, but you also get two books: Seth Godin’s “Linchpin” and Simon Sinek’s “Start With Why”. … Continue reading »
I am currently reading a really great article. Pamela Mendels (pmendels@wallacefoundation.org) is senior writer at The Wallace Foundation in New York City. Her foundation colleagues Lucas Held, Edward Pauly, Jessica Schwartz, and Jody Spiro contributed to this article on the five pivotal practices that shape instructional leadership. Interestingly, the article begins by explaining that the word ‘principal‘ originally was … Continue reading »
My motto, even though I never really said it, is “Follow Your Passion”. -Tony Hawk Even though our “Passions” unit has just come to an end, I am still eagerly gathering examples for next fall of what it means to follow your passion. In this short video clip, Tony Hawk describes what it means to … Continue reading »
I love the color orange so of course, anything with “orange” in the title is going to catch my eye. The people at Smart Tutor have been busy creating a new way of looking at Bloom’s Taxonomy with the creation of the Blooming Orange. Now, Blooms’ Taxonomy is not new but this is a fresh … Continue reading »
