What was your most recent “awe-inspiring” moment in the classroom today? My students always inspire awe. There are many reasons–the fact that they can communicate so well with me in English even though their first language is Arabic (or another language) is one of the major reasons. We just finished a ten-day spring break, and […]
First of all, a blessed Happy Easter to all those who celebrate the resurrection of Jesus. And Chag kasher v’same’ach to my Jewish friends who celebrate Passover. Now for today’s very short #AprilBlogADay post… What needs to stop in order for Education to move forward? What practice, tradition, instructional strategy or anything else “must die”? […]
A Moment of Humanity in the Classroom – Think about a moment in your teaching experience where there was a “connection” between you and a student or group of students that resonated beyond content. The one moment that stood out is when a group of students happened upon a video about Kony and the Lord’s Resistance […]
What’s our most important professional responsibility outside the classroom? My first thought is of the International Society for Technology in Education’s (ISTE) standards. (Just my first thought–maybe not the most important.) Before I get to my point, though, according to ISTE, the student standards are “…for evaluating the skills and knowledge students need to learn effectively and live […]
Topic – Two things I did today that will impact someone else’s tomorrow. This week I am on spring break, and I’ve had time to do some jobs that have been put off for too long. I know this work will surprise and impact the teachers when they come back and look in here next week. This morning there […]
No. Never in my wildest dreams did I think I would be in Bahrain teaching kindergarten. God has a sense of humor and bigger ideas than mine. I love this chapter of my life. I can’t wait to see where else I’ll be where I never thought I’d be.
Here are a few new blogs for today. I’ve read and commented on these posts. Enjoy! Karen Foley (@kinderkfoley) Blogs at Making My Way in K Post: #Edblogaday: 3 Important Things to Remember at the EOY – I needed to read this today. We have 20 days left, and I don’t feel I’ve done enough. Sarai […]
Three blogs for today for #edblogaday. Tina Barber (@crab80) Blogs at Barber”isms” Read Well. Write Well. Live Well. Post: Why I Love Spring Alice Crowley (ETSU90) Blogs at My First Blog Post: The First Step Sue Dunlop (@dunlop_sue) Blogs at The Reflection Pool Post: I Did It!