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This one doesn’t even need an explanation. Just read and enjoy the simple fact that I get one of these every month as part of the “All-Electronic Program”. Read More...
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Be sure to check out the latest Education Blog Carnival where a recent post from yours truly is presented, along with some very entertaining and thought-provoking stuff from all over the edublogosphere.
Photo courtesy of Flickr user pbo31 Read More...
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As I have found myself immersed in the world of edublogging lately, and I have even been able to work face-to-face with some of the bloggers whom I respect enormously, I have come to a sobering conclusion.
I have known for some time that praise from administrators Read More...
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This week’s Carnival of Education features one of the recent posts from this very blog, and I am suitably humbled and excited. Please take a look–you will find all sorts of education blogs to whet your palate. It’s a great event, and Read More...
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As our bellies bulge with excess calories this week as a result of the Thanksgiving holiday, I share an opportunity to fill our minds with new words. The author of Wordsmith.org, linguaphile Anu Garg, created a program that randomly displayed rare words Read More...
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I was chosen this week to be the Teacher of the Year for my school. While I appreciate the honor and sincerely feel humbled at being recognized in this way by my peers, I don’t know why they chose me.
Yes, I am a popular teacher. I connect with Read More...
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Always seeking out new ways to integrate web tools into my classroom instruction, I have to share a fantastic one that I just came across. While data from the decennial U.S. Census has always been available from the official government website, the GIS-style Read More...
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In case you missed it, the Associated Press had a story earlier this week on a report released by the nonpartisan National Center for Education Statistics as part of the National Educational Longitudinal Study of 1988. The research followed a group of Read More...
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Okay, so I’m a technology junkie. Call me an “early adopter” or a “technosavvy educator“, but the bottom line is that: I love technology. In my classroom, in my home, in my life.
I love the look in a child’s eye when Read More...
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I was partaking in my typical news-geek hobby of listening to news shows on NPR (in this case, All Things Considered), and I caught the end of an interview with author James Geary. His obvious love for aphorisms (or, as my 8th graders would probably call Read More...
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What began as appreciation for his Flickr tools (which, by the way, are useless to me now that Flickr is blocked by my school district’s web filters), has shifted to his personal blog about his family.
John Watson has so many projects that listing Read More...
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I have found myself over the past few weeks reaching a philosophical crisis. My views on the future of education in America, and my political inclinations are at odds.
Many of you know that I am an admirer of Bill Ferriter, the blogger behind The Tempered Read More...
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